Vordersee

The Vordersee is a reservoir located east of the Aletsch Glacier, between the Strahlhorn and the Eggishorn, in the Swiss canton of Valais. The lake has a surface area of 0.062 km² and is located at 2,360 metres above sea level.

Type: Lake
Description: lake in Switzerland
Also known as: “Maerjelen-Stausee” and “Märjelen-Stausee”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Märjelensee and Eggishorn.

Märjelensee

Lake

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Märjelensee is a lake in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It formed on the eastern side of the Aletsch Glacier in the 19th century.

Eggishorn

Peak

Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The Eggishorn is a mountain in the southeastern part of the Bernese Alps, located north of Fiesch in the Swiss canton of Valais. A cable car station is located on a secondary summit named Fiescherhorli, 500 metres south of the main peak.

Strahlhorn

Peak

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The Strahlhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais. It lies at the southern end of the Gross Wannenhorn range, just north of the Märjelensee.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fieschertal and Bellwald.

Fieschertal

Village

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Fieschertal is a village and municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Besides the village of Fieschertal, the municipality includes the nearby hamlets of Wichul, Zer Flie, and Wirbul. Fieschertal is situated 3½ km southeast of Vordersee.