Lagginhorngletscher
Lagginhorngletscher is a glacier in Saas-Grund, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 3,194 metres. Lagginhorngletscher is situated nearby to the hamlet Triftalp, as well as near the locality Tamatten.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lagginhorn and Fletschhorn.
Lagginhorn
Peak
Photo: Engie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lagginhorn, also known as Laquinhorn or ts Lagg'ii, is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies a few kilometres north of the slightly higher Weissmies and also close to the slightly lower Fletschhorn on the north.
Fletschhorn
Peak
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fletschhorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located between the Saas Valley and the Simplon Valley, in the canton of Valais. It lies in the Weissmies group, north of the Lagginhorn.
Jegihorn
Peak
Photo: Cactus26, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jegihorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Saas-Balen in the canton of Valais. It is located west of the Lagginhorn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saas-Grund and Simplon.
Saas-Grund
Village
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Saas-Grund is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies east of Lenzspitze and Dom. Saas-Grund is situated 5 km southwest of Lagginhorngletscher.
Simplon
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Simplon, earlier known as Simpeln, is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Simplon is situated 7 km northeast of Lagginhorngletscher.
Saas-Almagell
Village
Saas-Almagell is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Saas-Almagell is situated 7 km southwest of Lagginhorngletscher.
Lagginhorngletscher
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 3,194 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Saas-Grund, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.15097° or 46° 9′ 4″ northLongitude
7.99386° or 7° 59′ 38″ eastElevation
3,194 metres (10,479 feet)Open location code
8FR95X2V+9GGeoNames ID
11397884
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