Riffelalp

Riffelalp is a hamlet in the municipality of in the canton of . It is located at a height of 2,222 metres above sea level, just above the tree line, approximately halfway between the town of Zermatt and the mountain.
Wikipedia
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: resort in Valais, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Riffelalp Resort”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Riffelalp railway station and Findelbach railway station.

Railway station
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Riffelalp is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links the with the summit of the . The station is situated west of the Gornergrat, in the and , at an altitude of 2,211 m above mean sea level.

Railway station
Photo: Whgler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Findelbach is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, which links the with the summit of the . The station is situated in the , in the , at an altitude of 1,770 m above mean sea level.

Railway station
Photo: Kabelleger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Riffelberg is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links the with the summit of the . The station is situated west of the Gornergrat, in the and , at an altitude of 2,582 m above mean sea level.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zum See and Furi.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the canton of . It is located above at a height of 1,766 metres, between the rivers Zmuttbach and Gornera, at the foot the .

Hamlet
is an alpine hamlet in the , located three kilometers south of , at an altitude of 1,687m. It is located on a relatively flat area of land between the Gornera and Zmuttbach rivers.

Locality
Photo: Zermatt photos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a group of hamlets above in the canton of . They are located on the south facing slopes of the Sunnegga–– mountains.

Riffelalp

Latitude
46.00167° or 46° 0′ 6″ north
Longitude
7.75053° or 7° 45′ 2″ east
Elevation
2,298 metres (7,539 feet)
Open location code
8FR92Q22+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3444469294
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
12557655
Wiki­data ID
Q7333237
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In Other Languages

From German to Korean—“Riffelalp” goes by many names.
  • German: “Riffelalp Resort”
  • Italian: “Riffelalp”
  • Japanese: “リッフェルアルプ”
  • Korean: “리펠알프”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bahnhof Findelbach and Riffelhaus 1853 Spa & wellness.

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