Griessee
Griessee is a lake in Valais, Switzerland. The reservoir is located in the municipality of Ulrichen and can be reached by road from Nufenen Pass. The lake is fed by the Gries Glacier. Its surface area is 55.5 ha. The gravity dam Gries was built in 1965.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gries Pass and Barrage de Gries.
Gries Pass
Mountain saddle
Gries Pass is a 2,469-metre-high mountain pass between Valais, Switzerland, and Formazza, Italy.
Grieshorn
Peak
The Grieshorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riale and Frua.
Griessee
- Reservoir
- …lies at an elevation of 2,359 metres (7,740 feet)
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
46.4579° or 46° 27′ 29″ north
Longitude
8.3691° or 8° 22′ 9″ east
Open location code
8FRCF959+5J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Griessee” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “格里斯湖”
- Czech: “Griessee”
- Dutch: “Griessee”
- French: “Griessee”
- German: “Griessee”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Griessee”
- Portuguese: “Lago Griessee”
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Highlights include Bivacco Passo del Gries and Passo del Corno.
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