Höhbalmen
Höhbalmen is a locality in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais. Höhbalmen is situated nearby to the hamlet Zmutt, as well as near the locality Feriche.Places of Interest
Highlights include Unter Gabelhorn and Matterhorn Museum.
Unter Gabelhorn
Peak
The Unter Gabelhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located west of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It lies east of the Ober Gabelhorn, on the chain separating the valley of Trift from the valley of Zmutt.
Matterhorn Museum
Museum
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Matterhorn Museum is a cultural-natural museum in Zermatt whose main theme is the Matterhorn. The museum is in the form of a reconstituted mountain village consisting of 14 houses, and relates the history and development of tourism in the Zermatt area, including the story of the first ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party.
Schwarzsee
Lake
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The Schwarzsee is a small lake near Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located below the Matterhorn next to the mountain ridge and to the cable car station of the same name at an elevation of 2,552 m. Schwarzsee is situated 3 km south of Höhbalmen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zmutt and Zum See.
Zmutt
Hamlet
Photo: DrTW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zmutt is a small village in the municipality of Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland, situated at 1936 m in the Zmutt Valley west of Zermatt. The village chapel is dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria, patroness of the Valais.
Zum See
Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
Höhbalmen
- Type: Locality
- Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.0157° or 46° 0′ 57″ northLongitude
7.71704° or 7° 43′ 1″ eastOpen location code
8FR92P88+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 3444475336OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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