Driestgletscher

Driestgletscher is a glacier in , , and has an elevation of 3,259 metres. Driestgletscher is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
Photo: Chris.urs-o, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gross Fusshorn and Geisshorn.

Peak
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The is a mountain of the , overlooking the in the canton of . The Fusshörner are a group of peaks located on the south ridge of the . On the east side lies a glacier named Driestgletscher.

Peak
Photo: Dysmachus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain of the , overlooking the in the canton of . Together with its Northeast-Summit Sattelhorn, it appears as a Doublepeak.

Peak
The is a mountain of the , overlooking the in the Swiss canton of . It lies on the range between the and the Aletsch Glacier, south of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bettmeralp and Riederalp-Bettmeralp.

Village
Photo: Daniel Reust, CC BY 4.0.
is a municipality in the district of in the canton of in . On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of and merged into the municipality of .

Photo: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Riederalp and Bettmeralp are two car-free villages in the German-speaking part of the canton of in . They are a few kilometres from each other at 1,900 metres.

Village
Photo: Realulim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the district of in the canton of in . It was created in 2003 through the merger of Goppisberg, Greich and Ried-Mörel.

Driestgletscher

Latitude
46.43109° or 46° 25′ 52″ north
Longitude
8.00915° or 8° 0′ 33″ east
Elevation
3,259 metres (10,692 feet)
Open location code
8FRCC2J5+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 69294491
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­glacier
Geo­Names ID
11397365
Wiki­data ID
Q140644047
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Driestgletscher” goes by many names.

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