Fletschhorngletscher
Fletschhorngletscher is a glacier in Saas-Grund, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 3,670 metres. Fletschhorngletscher is situated nearby to the locality P3599, as well as near P3720.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fletschhorn and Lagginhorn.
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.
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.
Inner Rothorn
Peak
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY 4.0.
The Inner Rothorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Saas-Balen in the canton of Valais. It lies on the ridge descending from the Fletschhorn, which ends at the Jegihorn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Simplon and Saas-Grund.
Simplon
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Simplon, earlier known as Simpeln, is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
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-Almagell
Village
Saas-Almagell is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Saas-Almagell is situated 8 km southwest of Fletschhorngletscher.
Fletschhorngletscher
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 3,670 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Saas-Grund, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.16408° or 46° 9′ 51″ northLongitude
8.00183° or 8° 0′ 7″ eastElevation
3,670 metres (12,041 feet)Open location code
8FRC5272+JPOpenStreetMap ID
way 617595088OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacierGeoNames ID
11397380
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