Biel

Biel is a hamlet in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais. Biel is situated nearby to the hamlet Stafel, as well as near the locality Bodmen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Schwarzsee and Unter Gabelhorn.

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.

Unter Gabelhorn

Peak

Photo: Ximonic, GFDL.

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.

Hirli

Peak

Photo: Whgler, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hirli is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zmutt and Furi.

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.

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. Furi is situated 3 km east of Biel.

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. Zum See is situated 3 km east of Biel.

Biel

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.00687° or 46° 0′ 25″ north

Longitude

7.6946° or 7° 41′ 41″ east

Open location code

8FR92M4V+PR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 459832275

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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