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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sidelhorn and Trübtensee.
Sidelhorn
Peak
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.
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.
Oberwald railway station
Railway station
Oberwald railway station is a railway station serving the village of Oberwald, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. The station is close to the western portal of the Furka Base Tunnel, on the metre gauge Furka Oberalp Bahn, which connects Brig in Valais, via the base tunnel and Andermatt in Uri, with Göschenen, Uri, and Disentis/Mustér, Graubünden. Oberwald railway station is situated 2½ km southeast of Jostsee.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oberwald and Obergesteln.
Oberwald
Village
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
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″ north
Longitude
8.31479° or 8° 18′ 53″ east
Elevation
2,416 metres (7,927 feet)
Open location code
8FRCG8V7+QW
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In Other Languages
“Jostsee” goes by many names.
- German: “Jostsee”
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