Jostsee

Jostsee is a pool in , and has an elevation of 2,416 metres. Jostsee is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sidelhorn and Trübtensee.

Peak
Photo: H.sch.57, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain of the , located west of the . It lies at the eastern end of the mountain chain between the Unteraar Glacier and the Rhone valley, named Aargrat.

Lake
Photo: MRB, CC BY 3.0.
or Triebtenseewli is a in the municipality of , , . The reservoir's surface area is 0.1 km2. Its dam was completed in the 1950s and holds a volume of 1.1 mio m³.

Railway station
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is a railway station serving the village of , in the Canton of , . The station is close to the western portal of the Furka Base Tunnel, on the metre gauge Furka Oberalp Bahn, which connects in , via the base tunnel and in , with , Uri, and , Graubünden. is situated 2½ km southeast of Jostsee.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oberwald and Obergesteln.

Village
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is a village in the municipality of in in the canton of in . It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007. is situated 3 km southeast of Jostsee.

Village
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is a village in the municipality of in the district of Goms in the canton of in . was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with and to form the municipality . is situated 3½ km south of Jostsee.

Hamlet
Photo: Alorin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of , located in the upper Rhone valley, called , 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the . is situated 4 km northeast of Jostsee.

Jostsee

Latitude
46.54447° or 46° 32′ 40″ north
Longitude
8.31479° or 8° 18′ 53″ east
Elevation
2,416 metres (7,927 feet)
Open location code
8FRCG8V7+QW
Geo­Names ID
12003518
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In Other Languages

“Jostsee” goes by many names.

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