Oberaletsch Glacier
The Oberaletsch Glacier is a valley glacier on the south side of the Bernese Alps, in the canton of Valais. It had a length of 9 km with an average width of just under 1 km and an area of about 22 km2 in 1973.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jo in Riederalp, Public domain.
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,479 metres
- Description: glacier in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Oberaletsch” and “Oberaletschgletscher”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oberaletsch mountain hut and Gross Fusshorn.
Gross Fusshorn
Peak
Photo: Chris.urs-o, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gross Fusshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Oberaletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais. The Fusshörner are a group of peaks located on the south ridge of the Gross Fusshorn. On the east side lies a glacier named Driestgletscher.
Nesthorn
Peak
Photo: Cactus26, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nesthorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps. It is located in the Swiss canton of Valais north of Brig. The mountain lies between the Oberaletsch Glacier on the north and east side and the Gredetschtal on the south side. Nesthorn is situated 3½ km southwest of Oberaletsch Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belalp and Riederalp.
Belalp
Village
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Belalp is a village and ski resort in the Swiss canton of Valais, situated at approximately 2,100 metres above sea level in the municipality of Naters. Belalp is situated 6 km south of Oberaletsch Glacier.
Riederalp
Village
Photo: Realulim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Riederalp is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was created in 2003 through the merger of Goppisberg, Greich and Ried-Mörel. Riederalp is situated 7 km southeast of Oberaletsch Glacier.
Blatten bei Naters
Village
Photo: Reustli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blatten bei Naters is a village, which is situated 8 km south of Oberaletsch Glacier.
Oberaletsch Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Naters, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Oberaletsch Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Oberaletsch Glacier” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “glacera Oberaletsch”
- Catalan: “Glacera Oberaletsch”
- Catalan: “Oberaletsch”
- Dutch: “Oberaletschgletsjer”
- French: “le haut glacier d’Aletsch”
- French: “Le haut glacier d’Aletsch”
- French: “Oberaletsch”
- Georgian: “ზემო ალეჩის მყინვარი”
- Georgian: “ობერალეჩის მყინვარი”
- German: “Beichgletscher”
- German: “Oberaletschgletscher”
- Hebrew: “אובראלטש”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oberaletschbreen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oberaletschgletscher”
- Polish: “Oberaletschgletscher”
- Russian: “Верхний Алечский ледник”
- Russian: “Обералеч”
- Spanish: “Glaciar Oberaletsch”
- Spanish: “Oberaletsch”
- Ukrainian: “Обералеч (льодовик)”
- Ukrainian: “Обералеч”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Egga and Bäll.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Torberg and Mittlerer Torberg.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Oberaletsch Glacier”. Photo: Jo in Riederalp, Public domain.