Lengenbach Quarry

The Lengenbach Quarry is located in the Binn Valley and it is noted among the mineralogical community for its unusual sulfosalt mineral specimens. The dolomite hosted deposit of the quarry is in the Binn Valley, a small valley in the southwest of Switzerland in the Swiss canton of Valais.

Type: Quarry
Description: Binn valley, municipality of Binn, Canton of Valais
Also known as: “Lengenbach quarry”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mässersee and Stockhorn.

Mässersee

Photo: BECK François, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mässersee is the smallest of four mountain lakes in the upper Binntal of the canton of Valais, Switzerland.

Stockhorn

Peak

The Stockhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Binn in the canton of Valais. It lies north of the Scherbadung massif.

Schwarzhorn

Peak

The Schwarzhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border, between the Binntal and the Valle Dèvero. It lies north of the Scherbadung. Schwarzhorn is situated 3½ km south of Lengenbach Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fäld and Binn.

Fäld

Hamlet

Photo: Reustli, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fäld is a hamlet.

Binn

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Binn is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The Binn Valley is known for its rich mineral deposits, some types of which are unique to the area. The notable Lengenbach Quarry is in Binn. Binn is situated 2½ km west of Lengenbach Quarry.