Kessiturm

Kessiturm is an aerial lift in , . Kessiturm is situated nearby to the power station , as well as near the peak .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sidelhorn and Trübtensee.

Peak
Photo: H.sch.57, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain of the , located west of the . It lies at the eastern end of the mountain chain between the Unteraar Glacier and the Rhone valley, named Aargrat.

Lake
Photo: MRB, CC BY 3.0.
or Triebtenseewli is a lake in the municipality of , , . 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.

Dam
Photo: Gattoarturo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1½ km northeast of Kessiturm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gletsch and Oberwald.

Hamlet
Photo: Alorin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of , located in the upper Rhone valley, called , 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the . is situated 3½ km east of Kessiturm.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the municipality of in in the canton of in . It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007. is situated 4½ km southeast of Kessiturm.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
is a village in the municipality of in the district of Goms in the canton of in . was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with and to form the municipality . is situated 6 km south of Kessiturm.

Kessiturm

Latitude
46.56467° or 46° 33′ 53″ north
Longitude
8.31453° or 8° 18′ 52″ east
Open location code
8FRCH877+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2694473410
Open­Street­Map feature
aerialway=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
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