Riffelberg
Riffelberg is a locality in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,582 metres. Riffelberg is situated nearby to the locality Untere Riffelalp, as well as near Rotenboden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Riffelberg railway station and Riffelhorn.
Riffelberg railway station
Railway station
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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.
Riffelhorn
Peak
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The Riffelhorn is a mountain in the Swiss section of the Pennine Alps, located south of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. The Riffelhorn forms part of the Gorner ridge and provides excellent rock climbing facilities having several routes of a different Climbing grades.
Riffelalp railway station
Railway station
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riffelalp and Furi.
Riffelalp
Hamlet
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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.
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
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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.
Riffelberg
- Type: Locality
- Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.99285° or 45° 59′ 34″ northLongitude
7.75467° or 7° 45′ 17″ eastElevation
2,582 metres (8,471 feet)Open location code
8FQ9XQV3+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 4338396133OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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