Distelsee
Distelsee is a high alpine lake in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located at an elevation of 2587 m, below Brudelhorn. Its surface area is 4.8 ha.Places of Interest
Highlights include Punta dei Camosci and Fülhorn.
Punta dei Camosci
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Hurni Christoph, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Punta dei Camosci, or Bättelmatthorn, is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, with an elevation of 3,046 metres. It is located on the Italy–Switzerland border, between the Piedmontese Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in Italy and Canton Valais in Switzerland.
Griessee
Reservoir
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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 in the Area
Nearby places include Ulrichen Airport and Geschinen.
Ulrichen
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ulrichen is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The population was 219. Ulrichen was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Obergesteln to form the municipality Obergoms.
Distelsee
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Category: body of water
- Location: Obergoms, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.46317° or 46° 27′ 47″ northLongitude
8.32319° or 8° 19′ 24″ eastElevation
2,585 metres (8,481 feet)Open location code
8FRCF87F+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 27183154OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
11397171Wikidata ID
Q5282929
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Vietnamese—“Distelsee” goes by many names.
- French: “Distelsee”
- German: “Distelsee”
- Italian: “Distelsee”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Distelsee”
- Portuguese: “Lago Distelsee”
- Romansh: “Distelsee”
- Swiss German: “Distelsee”
- Venetian: “Distelsee”
- Vietnamese: “Distelsee”
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