Triftgletscher

Triftgletscher is a glacier in Saas-Grund, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 3,232 metres. Triftgletscher is situated nearby to the hamlet Triftalp, as well as near the village Saas-Grund.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Weissmies and Lagginhorn.

Weissmies

Peak

Photo: Schmid, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Weissmies 4,013 m is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland near the village of Saas-Fee. It is the easternmost four-thousander of its range.

Lagginhorn

Peak

Photo: Engie, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Lagginhorn, also known as Laquinhorn or ts Lagg'ii, is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies a few kilometres north of the slightly higher Weissmies and also close to the slightly lower Fletschhorn on the north. Lagginhorn is situated 3 km north of Triftgletscher.

Fletschhorn

Peak

Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Fletschhorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located between the Saas Valley and the Simplon Valley, in the canton of Valais. It lies in the Weissmies group, north of the Lagginhorn. Fletschhorn is situated 4 km north of Triftgletscher.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saas-Grund and Saas-Almagell.

Saas-Grund

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saas-Grund is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies east of Lenzspitze and Dom. Saas-Grund is situated 4½ km west of Triftgletscher.

Saas-Almagell

Village

Saas-Almagell is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Saas-Almagell is situated 5 km southwest of Triftgletscher.

Plattjen

Locality

Photo: Wandervogel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Plattjen is a locality, which is situated 6 km southwest of Triftgletscher.

Triftgletscher

Type: Glacier with an elevation of 3,232 metres
Category: landform
Location: Saas-Grund, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.13225° or 46° 7′ 56″ north

Longitude

7.99827° or 7° 59′ 54″ east

Elevation

3,232 metres (10,604 feet)

Open location code

8FR94XJX+V8

GeoNames ID

11397318

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