Scholle

Scholle is a glacier in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 3,901 metres.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dufourspitze and Nordend.

Dufourspitze

Peak

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

Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.

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

Nearby places include Staffa and Stafal.

Staffa

Village

Photo: Puntin1969, CC BY 2.0.

Staffa is a village, which is situated 10 km east of Scholle.

Stafal

Hamlet

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Stafal is a hamlet, which is situated 10 km south of Scholle.

Riffelalp

Hamlet

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 10 km northwest of Scholle.

Scholle

Type: Glacier with an elevation of 3,901 metres
Category: landform
Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

45.94376° or 45° 56′ 38″ north

Longitude

7.84932° or 7° 50′ 58″ east

Elevation

3,901 metres (12,799 feet)

Open location code

8FQ9WRVX+GP

GeoNames ID

11397720

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