Rottalgletscher

Rottalgletscher is a glacier in Saas-Almagell, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 3,226 metres. Rottalgletscher is situated nearby to the locality Alpe Campolomana, as well as near the hamlet Triftalp.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Weissmies and Zwischbergen Pass.

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.

Zwischbergen Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: Wandervogel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Zwischbergen Pass is a high mountain pass across the eastern Pennine Alps, connecting Saas Almagell and Zwischbergen in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The pass lies between the Weissmies on the north and Portjengrat on the South.

Tällihorn

Peak

Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.

The Tällihorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located east of the Weissmies in the canton of Valais. It lies in the Val Divedro, south of the main Alpine watershed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saas-Almagell and Saas-Grund.

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 Rottalgletscher.

Saas-Grund

Village

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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 6 km west of Rottalgletscher.

Plattjen

Locality

Photo: Wandervogel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Rottalgletscher

Type: Glacier with an elevation of 3,226 metres
Category: landform
Location: Saas-Almagell, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.11943° or 46° 7′ 10″ north

Longitude

8.01451° or 8° 0′ 52″ east

Elevation

3,226 metres (10,584 feet)

Open location code

8FRC4297+QR

GeoNames ID

11397487

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