Gletschersee

Gletschersee is a lake in Zwischbergen, Brig District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,609 metres. Gletschersee is situated nearby to the hamlet Erblatte, as well as near the locality Alpenjerbidi.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Breithorn and Monte Leone.

Breithorn

Peak

Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.

The Breithorn is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Simplon in the canton of Valais. It is part of the Monte Leone massif.

Monte Leone

Peak

Photo: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Monte Leone is the highest mountain of the Lepontine Alps and is located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. The mountain stands on the extreme west of the Lepontine Alps, a few kilometres east of Simplon Pass.

Hübschhorn

Peak

Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.

The Hübschhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking the Simplon Pass in the canton of Valais. It belongs to the Monte Leone massif. Its altitude is 3190m/10'460 ft.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Simplon and Gondo.

Simplon

Village

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Simplon, earlier known as Simpeln, is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Gondo

Village

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Zwischbergen is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Bugliaga

Hamlet

Photo: Enrico Robetto, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bugliaga is a hamlet.

Gletschersee

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Zwischbergen, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.22847° or 46° 13′ 43″ north

Longitude

8.0959° or 8° 5′ 45″ east

Elevation

2,609 metres (8,560 feet)

Open location code

8FRC63HW+99

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

GeoNames ID

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