Blasgletscher
Blasgletscher is a glacier in Obergoms, Goms District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,699 metres. Blasgletscher is situated nearby to the locality Mettlistafel, as well as near Brand.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pizzo Gallina and Nufenen Pass.
Pizzo Gallina
Peak
Photo: TonnyB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pizzo Gallina is a 3,061-metre-high mountain in the Lepontine Alps of Switzerland, overlooking the Nufenen Pass. Administratively, the summit is located on the border between the municipality of Obergoms, to the north-west and in the canton of Valais, and the municipality of Bedretto, to the south-east and in the canton of Ticino.
Nufenen Pass
Mountain saddle
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Nufenen Pass is the second highest mountain pass with a paved road in Switzerland, with an elevation of 2,478 metres. It lies between the summits of Pizzo Gallina and the Nufenenstock. The road opened to motor vehicle traffic in September 1969.
Pizzo Nero
Peak
Pizzo Nero is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Ticino. Its summit is the tripoint between the valleys of Geretal, Gonerli and Bedretto.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oberwald and Obergesteln.
Oberwald
Village
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Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007.
Obergesteln
Village
Obergesteln is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Obergesteln was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Ulrichen to form the municipality Obergoms.
Ulrichen
Village
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Ulrichen is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The population was 219. Ulrichen was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Obergesteln to form the municipality Obergoms.
Blasgletscher
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,699 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Obergoms, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.49827° or 46° 29′ 54″ northLongitude
8.38823° or 8° 23′ 18″ eastElevation
2,699 metres (8,855 feet)Open location code
8FRCF9XQ+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 233427049OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacierGeoNames ID
11397524
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