Monte Rosagletscher

Places of Interest

Dufourspitze

Peak

Photo: TobiasBender, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Dufourspitze is the highest peak of Monte Rosa, an ice-covered mountain massif in the Alps. Dufourspitze is the highest mountain of both Switzerland and the Pennine Alps and is also the second-highest mountain of the Alps and Western Europe, after Mont Blanc.

Nordend

Peak

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Nordend is a northern peak of the Monte Rosa Massif. Nordend is the fourth highest peak of the massif, after the Dufourspitze, the Dunantspitze and the Grenzgipfel.

Dunantspitze

Peak

Photo: Herzi Pinki, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Dunantspitze, formerly called Ostspitze, is a peak of the Monte Rosa Massif in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It is the second highest peak of the massif, after the Dufourspitze and the second highest summit in Switzerland, but its prominence is only about 15 metres.

Places in the Area

Findeln

Locality

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Findeln is a group of hamlets above Zermatt in the canton of Valais. They are located on the south facing slopes of the Sunnegga–Unterrothorn–Oberrothorn mountains. Findeln is situated 9 km northwest of Monte Rosagletscher.

Riffelalp

Hamlet

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Riffelalp is a hamlet in the municipality of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It is located at a height of 2,222 metres above sea level, just above the tree line, approximately halfway between the town of Zermatt and the Gornergrat mountain. Riffelalp is situated 9 km northwest of Monte Rosagletscher.

Sunnegga

Locality

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Sunnegga is a locality, which is situated 10 km northwest of Monte Rosagletscher.

Monte Rosagletscher

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Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Glaciers to Discover

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