Weissmies Hut
The Weissmies Hut is a mountain hut belonging to the Olten section of the Swiss Alpine Club on the west side of the Lagginhorn in Valais. Together with the old hut directly adjacent, they are also referred to as the Weissmies Huts.Photo: Cactus26, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Email: huette@weissmieshuette.ch
- Type: Mountain hut
- Description: mountain hut
- Also known as: “Weissmieshütte” and “Weissmieshütte SAC”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jegihorn and Lagginhorn.
Jegihorn
Peak
Photo: Cactus26, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jegihorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Saas-Balen in the canton of Valais. It is located west of the Lagginhorn.
Lagginhorn
Peak
Photo: Engie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lagginhorn, also known as Laquinhorn or ts Lagg'ii, is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies a few kilometres north of the slightly higher Weissmies and also close to the slightly lower Fletschhorn on the north.
Weissmies
Peak
Photo: Schmid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Weissmies 4,013 m is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland near the village of Saas-Fee. It is the easternmost four-thousander of its range. Weissmies is situated 3 km southeast of Weissmies Hut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saas-Grund and Saas-Almagell.
Saas-Grund
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 3½ km southwest of Weissmies Hut.
Saas-Almagell
Village
Saas-Almagell is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Saas-Almagell is situated 6 km south of Weissmies Hut.
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.
Weissmies Hut
- Categories: restaurant, tourism, accommodation, and building
- Location: Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.14376° or 46° 8′ 38″ northLongitude
7.97788° or 7° 58′ 40″ eastElevation
2,726 metres (8,944 feet)Operator
SAC - CASOpen location code
8FR94XVH+G5OpenStreetMap ID
node 13135956571OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=restaurantOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=alpine_hutWikidata ID
Q682880
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Weissmies Hut” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Weissmieshütte”
- French: “Weissmieshütte”
- German: “Weissmieshütte”
- German: “Weissmieshütten”
- Italian: “Weissmieshütte”
- Italian: “Weissmieshütten”
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Highlights include Saas-Grund and Jegiturm.
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