Saasgletscher
Saasgletscher is a glacier in Obergoms, Goms District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,732 metres. Saasgletscher is situated nearby to the locality Auf dem Ampelenplanggen, as well as near Tällistafel.Places of Interest
Highlights include Saashörner and Pizzo Rotondo.
Saashörner
Peak
The Saashörner are a multi-summited mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located east of Oberwald in the canton of Valais.
Pizzo Rotondo
Peak
Photo: Luram8, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pizzo Rotondo is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps. At 3,190 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain lying on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Valais, as well as the highest summit of the Lepontine Alps lying between Nufenen Pass and Lukmanier Pass.
Leckihorn
Peak
Photo: Cactus26, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Leckihorn is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Valais and Uri. Its summit is also named Gross Leckihorn to distinguish it from a lower summit named Chli Leckihorn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bedretto and Oberwald.
Bedretto
Village
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bedretto is a municipality and a village in the Val Bedretto, the upper most part of the river Ticino. It belongs to the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Oberwald
Village
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Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007.
Gletsch
Hamlet
Photo: Alorin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gletsch is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of Valais, located in the upper Rhone valley, called Obergoms, 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the Rhône.
Saasgletscher
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,732 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Obergoms, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.53292° or 46° 31′ 59″ northLongitude
8.44075° or 8° 26′ 27″ eastElevation
2,732 metres (8,963 feet)Open location code
8FRCGCMR+58OpenStreetMap ID
way 274135587OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacierGeoNames ID
11397828
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