Brunegg Glacier
The Brunegg Glacier is a 4 km long glacier situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 6.68 km2. The glacier is located north of Bishorn and Weisshorn.Photo: Poschi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 3,145 metres
- Description: glacier in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Brunegg-gletscher”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bishorn and Pointe Burnaby.
Bishorn
Peak
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bishorn is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland, just north of the Weisshorn. The mountain has two distinct summits, separated by a 600-metre easy-angled snow ridge.
Pointe Burnaby
Peak
The Pointe Burnaby is the east-summit of the Bishorn. Because of its small prominence it was included in the enlarged list of alpine four-thousanders.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Randa and Zinal.
Randa
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Randa is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located between the Weisshorn and the Dom in the Matter Valley.
Zinal
Village
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zinal is a village in Switzerland, located in the municipality of Anniviers in the canton of Valais. It lies at an elevation of 1,675 metres above sea level in the Swiss Alps in the Val de Zinal, a valley running from the Zinal Glacier, north of Dent Blanche to the village of Ayer, part of the Val d'Anniviers.
St. Niklaus
Village
Photo: Roylindman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Niklaus is a village and a municipality in the Mattertal, part of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. St. Niklaus is situated 8 km northeast of Brunegg Glacier.
Brunegg Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.13479° or 46° 8′ 5″ northLongitude
7.71719° or 7° 43′ 2″ eastElevation
3,145 metres (10,318 feet)Open location code
8FR94PM8+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 32462448OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
Discover Brunegg Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Brunegg Glacier” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Brunegg Glacier”
- Esperanto: “Brunegg-Glaĉero”
- Esperanto: “Brunegggletscher”
- German: “Brunegggletscher”
- Korean: “브루네크 빙하”
- Korean: “브루네크글레처”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bruneggbreen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Brunegggletscher”
- Polish: “Brunegggletscher”
- Ukrainian: “Брюнеґ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Üssers Schöllihorn and P3392.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Über den Mergasch and Chanzilti.
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