Findel Glacier
The Findel Glacier is a valley glacier in the Monte Rosa massif east of Zermatt in the Pennine Alps. It has a length of 8 km and covers an area of 19 km2.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 3,143 metres
- Description: glacier in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Findelengletscher”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Adlerhorn and Rimpfischhorn.
Adlerhorn
Peak
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The Adlerhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located east of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It lies west of the Strahlhorn.
Rimpfischhorn
Peak
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The Rimpfischhorn is a mountain in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland. Along its north ridge lies the prominent sub-peak Grosser Gendarm. The first ascent of the mountain was by Leslie Stephen and Robert Living with guides Melchior Anderegg and Johann Zumtaugwald on 9 September 1859. Rimpfischhorn is situated 3½ km north of Findel Glacier.
Strahlhorn
Peak
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The Strahlhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Saas-Fee and east of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range that separates the Mattertal from the Saastal and is located approximately halfway between the Rimpfischhorn and the Schwarzberghorn. Strahlhorn is situated 3 km northeast of Findel Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunnegga and Findeln.
Sunnegga
Locality
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Sunnegga is a locality, which is situated 8 km west of Findel Glacier.
Findeln
Locality
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Findeln is a group of hamlets above Zermatt in the canton of Valais. They are located on the south facing slopes of the Sunnegga–Unterrothorn–Oberrothorn mountains. Findeln is situated 8 km west of Findel Glacier.
Riffelalp
Hamlet
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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 9 km west of Findel Glacier.
Findel Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Findel Glacier” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Glacera de Findelen”
- Dutch: “Findel Glacier”
- Esperanto: “Findel-Glaĉero”
- Esperanto: “Findelen-Glaĉero”
- Esperanto: “Findelengletscher”
- Esperanto: “Findelgletscher”
- Esperanto: “Findeln-Glaĉero”
- Esperanto: “Findelngletscher”
- French: “glacier de Findelen”
- French: “Glacier de Findelen”
- Georgian: “ფინდელის მყინვარი”
- German: “Findelengletscher”
- German: “Findelgletscher”
- German: “Findelngletscher”
- Korean: “핀델 빙하”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Findelbreen”
- Polish: “Findelgletscher”
- Ukrainian: “Фіндель”
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