Gornergrat

The Gornergrat is a rocky ridge of the Pennine Alps, overlooking the Gorner Glacier south-east of Zermatt in Switzerland. It can be reached from Zermatt by the Gornergrat rack railway, the highest open-air railway in Europe.

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Type: Scenic viewpoint
Description: mountain
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hohtälli and Riffelsee.

Hohtälli

Peak

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The Hohtälli is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located southeast of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range that separates the Findel Glacier from the Gorner Glacier, between the Gornergrat and the Stockhorn.

Riffelsee

Lake

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Riffelsee is an alpine lake above the town of Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.

Rotenboden railway station

Railway stop

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Rotenboden 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. Rotenboden railway station is situated 1½ km west of Gornergrat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riffelalp and Findeln.

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. Riffelalp is situated 3½ km northwest of Gornergrat.

Findeln

Locality

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Findeln is a group of hamlets above Zermatt in the canton of Valais. They are located on the south facing slopes of the Sunnegga–Unterrothorn–Oberrothorn mountains. Findeln is situated 3½ km north of Gornergrat.