Jostsee
Jostsee is a pool in Valais, Switzerland and has an elevation of 2,416 metres. Jostsee is situated nearby to the village Oberwald, as well as near the neighborhood Unterwassern.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sidelhorn and Grimsel Pass.
Sidelhorn
Peak
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The Sidelhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located west of the Grimsel Pass. It lies at the eastern end of the mountain chain between the Unteraar Glacier and the Rhone valley, named Aargrat.
Grimsel Pass
Mountain saddle
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The Grimsel Pass is a mountain pass in Switzerland, crossing the Bernese Alps at an elevation of 2,164 metres. The pass connects the Haslital, the upper valley of the river Aare, with the upper valley of the Rhône. Grimsel Pass is situated 2½ km northeast of Jostsee.
Trübtensee
Lake
Trübtensee or Triebtenseewli is a lake in the municipality of Guttannen, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oberwald and Obergesteln.
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. Oberwald is situated 3 km southeast of Jostsee.
Obergesteln
Village
Obergesteln is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Obergesteln was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Ulrichen to form the municipality Obergoms. Obergesteln is situated 3½ km south of Jostsee.
Gletsch
Hamlet
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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. Gletsch is situated 4 km northeast of Jostsee.
Jostsee
- Type: Pool
- Category: body of water
- Location: Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.54447° or 46° 32′ 40″ northLongitude
8.31479° or 8° 18′ 53″ eastElevation
2,416 metres (7,927 feet)Open location code
8FRCG8V7+QWGeoNames ID
12003518
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In Other Languages
“Jostsee” goes by many names.
- German: “Jostsee”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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