Riffelberg

Riffelberg is an aerial lift in , , and has an elevation of 2,560 metres. Riffelberg is situated nearby to the sauna , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Riffelberg railway station and Riffelsee.

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. is situated 130 metres south of Riffelberg.

Lake
Photo: Llez, CC BY 3.0.
is an alpine lake above the town of in the canton of , .

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain in the Swiss section of the , located south of in the canton of . The forms part of the and provides excellent rock climbing facilities having several routes of a different Climbing grades.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riffelalp and Furi.

Hamlet
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

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.

Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 .

Riffelberg

Latitude
45.99412° or 45° 59′ 39″ north
Longitude
7.75484° or 7° 45′ 17″ east
Elevation
2,560 metres (8,399 feet)
Open location code
8FQ9XQV3+JW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240287137
Open­Street­Map feature
aerialway=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
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