Obere Illalp

Obere Illalp is in Leuk, Valais and has an elevation of 2,415 metres. Obere Illalp is situated near the lake Waschsee, as well as near the reservoir Illsee.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Illsee and Illhorn.

Illsee

Reservoir

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Illsee is a natural lake used as a reservoir above Sierre, in the Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.21 km2.

Illhorn

Peak

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Illhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Chandolin in the canton of Valais. With a height of 2,717 metres above sea level, it is the highest point of the Illgraben valley.

Rothorn

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rothorn is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2 km southeast of Obere Illalp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chandolin and Saint-Luc.

Chandolin is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2009 with neighboring Ayer, Grimentz, Saint Jean, Saint-Luc and Vissoie to form the municipality of Anniviers.

Saint-Luc

Village

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Saint-Luc is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2009 with neighboring Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint Jean and Vissoie to form the municipality of Anniviers. Saint-Luc is situated 5 km southwest of Obere Illalp.

Vissoie

Village

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vissoie is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. The village became an independent municipality in 1905 when it split from the municipalities of Ayer and Grimentz. Vissoie is situated 6 km southwest of Obere Illalp.

Obere Illalp

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Leuk, Leuk District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.25875° or 46° 15′ 32″ north

Longitude

7.62657° or 7° 37′ 36″ east

Elevation

2,415 metres (7,923 feet)

Open location code

8FR97J5G+FJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5872031971

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Waschsee and Lac Tsarmine.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Illsee and Illpass.

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