Bockeggen
Bockeggen is a ridge in Valais, Switzerland and has an elevation of 2,633 metres. Bockeggen is situated nearby to the locality Plattjen, as well as near the village Saas-Grund.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dom and Lenzspitze.
Dom
Peak
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dom is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located between Randa and Saas-Fee in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. With a height of 4,546 m, it is the seventh highest summit in the Alps, overall.
Lenzspitze
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lenzspitze is a 4,293-metre mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It is the southernmost peak on the Nadelgrat, a high-level ridge running roughly north–south, north of Dom in the Mischabel range, above the resort of Saas Fee to the east, and the Mattertal to the west.
Täschhorn
Peak
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Täschhorn is a mountain in the Pennine range of the Alps in Switzerland. There are no easy mountaineering routes to its summit, and it is regarded as being among the top ten 4,000-metre mountains in the Alps for difficulty, and "one of the highest, finest and least accessible 4000m mountains". Täschhorn is situated 3 km southwest of Bockeggen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saas-Fee and Plattjen.
Saas-Fee
Photo: Gürkan Sengün, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saas-Fee is the biggest town in the Saas valley in the Swiss canton of Valais. The valley is a destination for winter sport, with the slopes in Saas fee being one of the few places in the region where skiing in summer is possible.
Plattjen
Locality
Photo: Wandervogel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plattjen is a locality, which is situated 4 km east of Bockeggen.
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 northeast of Bockeggen.
Bockeggen
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 2,633 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.09467° or 46° 5′ 41″ northLongitude
7.89061° or 7° 53′ 26″ eastElevation
2,633 metres (8,638 feet)Open location code
8FR93VVR+V6GeoNames ID
11998062
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In Other Languages
“Bockeggen” goes by many names.
- German: “Bockeggen”
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