Triftgletscher

Triftgletscher is a glacier in Fieschertal, Goms District, Valais and has an elevation of 3,174 metres. Triftgletscher is situated nearby to the locality Titter, as well as near Richinen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grosses Wannenhorn and Fiescher Gabelhorn.

Grosses Wannenhorn

Peak

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The Grosses Wannenhorn is a 3906-metre mountain in the Bernese Alps, in the Swiss canton of Valais near the village of Fiesch. It is part of the Walliser Fiescherhörner.

Fiescher Gabelhorn

Peak

Photo: Tallin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Fiescher Gabelhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Konkordiaplatz in the canton of Valais. Fiescher Gabelhorn is situated 3½ km west of Triftgletscher.

The Wasenhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Blitzingen in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range south of the Oberaarrothorn, that separates the valley of the Fiescher Glacier from the main Rhone valley. Wasenhorn is situated 3 km east of Triftgletscher.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch and Fieschertal.

Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch is a protected area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site between the Valais and the Bernese Highlands in the Swiss Alps. It was known as Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn until its name was changed in 2007.

Fieschertal

Village

Photo: Kuebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fieschertal is a village and municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Besides the village of Fieschertal, the municipality includes the nearby hamlets of Wichul, Zer Flie, and Wirbul. Fieschertal is situated 8 km south of Triftgletscher.

Blitzingen

Village

Photo: Ximonic, GFDL.

Blitzingen is a former municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Blitzingen, Grafschaft, Münster-Geschinen, Niederwald and Reckingen-Gluringen merged into the municipality of Goms. Blitzingen is situated 8 km southeast of Triftgletscher.

Triftgletscher

Type: Glacier with an elevation of 3,174 metres
Category: landform
Location: Fieschertal, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.49458° or 46° 29′ 41″ north

Longitude

8.1257° or 8° 7′ 33″ east

Elevation

3,174 metres (10,413 feet)

Open location code

8FRCF4VG+R7

GeoNames ID

11397979

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