Triftgletscher
Triftgletscher is a glacier in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 3,209 metres. Triftgletscher is situated nearby to the locality Höhbalmen, as well as near Bodmen.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Trifthorn and Pointe du Mountet.
Trifthorn
Peak
Photo: Franco Pecchio, CC BY 2.0.
The Trifthorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located west of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It is located in the middle of the ridge connecting the Ober Gabelhorn from the Zinalrothorn.
Pointe du Mountet
Peak
The Pointe du Mountet is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, situated west of Zermatt in Valais. It is located south of the Zinalrothorn.
Zinalrothorn
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Zinalrothorn at 4,221 m is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. Its name comes from the village of Zinal lying on the north side and from the German word Rothorn which means Red Peak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zmutt and Zum See.
Zmutt
Hamlet
Photo: DrTW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zmutt is a small village in the municipality of Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland, situated at 1936 m in the Zmutt Valley west of Zermatt. The village chapel is dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria, patroness of the Valais.
Zum See
Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zum See is a hamlet in the canton of Valais. It is located above Zermatt at a height of 1,766 metres, between the rivers Zmuttbach and Gornera, at the foot the Matterhorn.
Furi
Hamlet
Furi is an alpine hamlet in the Pennine Alps, located three kilometers south of Zermatt, Switzerland at an altitude of 1,687m. It is located on a relatively flat area of land between the Gornera and Zmuttbach rivers.
Triftgletscher
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 3,209 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.04991° or 46° 2′ 60″ northLongitude
7.68744° or 7° 41′ 15″ eastElevation
3,209 metres (10,528 feet)Open location code
8FR92MXP+XXOpenStreetMap ID
way 32462460OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to German—“Triftgletscher” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Trift-Glaĉero”
- French: “glacier de Trift”
- French: “Glacier de Trift”
- German: “Triftgletscher”
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Localities in the Area
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