Schweigmatten
Schweigmatten is an aerial lift in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais. Schweigmatten is situated near the hamlet Furi, as well as near the peak Dossen.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Riffelalp railway station and Findelbach railway station.
Riffelalp railway station
Railway station
Riffelalp is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat. The station is situated west of the Gornergrat, in the Swiss municipality of Zermatt and canton of Valais, at an altitude of 2,211 m above mean sea level. Riffelalp railway station is situated 1½ km east of Schweigmatten.
Findelbach railway station
Railway station
Findelbach is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat. The station is situated in the municipality of Zermatt, in the Swiss canton of Valais, at an altitude of 1,770 m above mean sea level. Findelbach railway station is situated 1½ km northeast of Schweigmatten.
Riffelberg railway station
Railway station
Riffelberg is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat. The station is situated west of the Gornergrat, in the Swiss municipality of Zermatt and canton of Valais, at an altitude of 2,582 m above mean sea level. Riffelberg railway station is situated 1½ km southeast of Schweigmatten.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Furi and Zum See.
Furi
Hamlet
Furi is an alpine hamlet in the Pennine Alps, located three kilometers south of Zermatt, Switzerland at an altitude of 1,687m. It is located on a relatively flat area of land between the Gornera and Zmuttbach rivers.
Zum See
Hamlet
Zum See is a hamlet in the canton of Valais. It is located above Zermatt at a height of 1,766 metres, between the rivers Zmuttbach and Gornera, at the foot the Matterhorn.
Riffelalp
Hamlet
Riffelalp is a hamlet in the municipality of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. 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 Gornergrat mountain.
Schweigmatten
- Type: Aerial lift
- Categories: station and transport
- Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.00027° or 46° 0′ 1″ north
Longitude
7.73522° or 7° 44′ 7″ east
Open location code
8FR92P2P+43
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aerialway=station
OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=station
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Dossen and Gletschergarten.
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