Matterhorngletscher

Matterhorngletscher is a glacier in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 3,225 metres. Matterhorngletscher is situated nearby to the hamlet Stafel, as well as near Zmutt.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Picco Muzio and Pic Tyndall.

Picco Muzio

Peak

Picco Muzio is a minor summit below the Matterhorn on the Furggen ridge. Because of its prominence on that ridge, it was included in the 'enlarged list' of alpine four-thousanders.

Pic Tyndall is a minor summit below the Matterhorn in the Pennine Alps, on the boundary between Aosta Valley and Switzerland. Because of its small prominence it was included in the enlarged list of alpine four-thousanders.

Zmutt Glacier

Glacier

Photo: Jackph, Public domain.

The Zmutt Glacier is a 6 km long glacier situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 16.89 km2.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zmutt and Plan Maison.

Zmutt

Hamlet

Photo: DrTW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Zmutt is a small village in the municipality of Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland, situated at 1936 m in the Zmutt Valley west of Zermatt. The village chapel is dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria, patroness of the Valais. Zmutt is situated 5 km northeast of Matterhorngletscher.

Plan Maison

Locality

Photo: SteGrifo27, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Plan Maison is a locality, which is situated 5 km south of Matterhorngletscher.

Furi

Hamlet

Furi is an alpine hamlet in the Pennine Alps, located three kilometers south of Zermatt, Switzerland at an altitude of 1,687m. It is located on a relatively flat area of land between the Gornera and Zmuttbach rivers. Furi is situated 6 km east of Matterhorngletscher.

Matterhorngletscher

Type: Glacier with an elevation of 3,225 metres
Category: landform
Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

45.98618° or 45° 59′ 10″ north

Longitude

7.66072° or 7° 39′ 39″ east

Elevation

3,225 metres (10,581 feet)

Open location code

8FQ9XMP6+F7

GeoNames ID

11397671

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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