Mittelaletschgletscher
Mittelaletschgletscher is a glacier in Naters, Brig District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,975 metres. Mittelaletschgletscher is situated nearby to the village Bettmeralp.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aletsch Glacier and Geisshorn.
Aletsch Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Aletsch Glacier or Great Aletsch Glacier is the largest glacier in the Alps. It has a length of about 23 km, a volume of 15.4 km3, and covers about 81.7 km2 in the eastern Bernese Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais. Aletsch Glacier is situated 3 km east of Mittelaletschgletscher.
Geisshorn
Peak
Photo: Dysmachus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Geisshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais. Together with its Northeast-Summit Sattelhorn, it appears as a Doublepeak.
Aletschhorn
Peak
Photo: Paradise Chronicle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Aletschhorn is a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland, lying within the Jungfrau-Aletsch region, which has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Aletschhorn is situated 3 km northwest of Mittelaletschgletscher.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch and Bettmeralp.
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch is a protected area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site between the Valais and the Bernese Highlands in the Swiss Alps. It was known as Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn until its name was changed in 2007.
Bettmeralp
Village
Photo: Daniel Reust, CC BY 4.0.
Bettmeralp is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Betten and Martisberg merged into the municipality of Bettmeralp. Bettmeralp is situated 7 km southeast of Mittelaletschgletscher.
Riederalp-Bettmeralp
Photo: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Riederalp and Bettmeralp are two car-free villages in the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. They are a few kilometres from each other at 1,900 metres.
Mittelaletschgletscher
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,975 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Naters, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.44551° or 46° 26′ 44″ northLongitude
8.01989° or 8° 1′ 12″ eastElevation
2,975 metres (9,760 feet)Open location code
8FRCC2W9+6XGeoNames ID
11397622
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