Grächen

Grächen is an aerial lift in Niklaus Hombrechtikon, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,618 metres. Grächen is situated near the shopping center Milleggapark, as well as near the pitch Eisbahn Sportzentrum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kalpetran railway station and Distelhorn.

Kalpetran railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kalpetran railway station, is a railway station in the municipality of Embd, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm Brig–Zermatt line and is served by local trains only. Kalpetran railway station is situated 2 km north of Grächen.

Distelhorn

Peak

The Distelhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Grächen in the canton of Valais. Distelhorn is situated 2½ km southeast of Grächen.

Seetalhorn

Peak

Photo: Wandervogel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Seetalhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Grächen in the canton of Valais. With an elevation of 3,037 m, it is the highest point of the ski area of Grächen. Seetalhorn is situated 3 km southeast of Grächen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gasenried and Embd.

Gasenried

Village

Photo: Jeffrey Pang, CC BY 2.0.

Gasenried is a village.

Embd

Village

Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Embd is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

St. Niklaus

Village

Photo: Roylindman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Niklaus is a village and a municipality in the Mattertal, part of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. St. Niklaus is situated 3½ km southwest of Grächen.

Grächen

Type: Aerial lift
Categories: station and transport
Location: Niklaus Hombrechtikon, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.19668° or 46° 11′ 48″ north

Longitude

7.84153° or 7° 50′ 30″ east

Elevation

1,618 metres (5,308 feet)

Operator

TUG

Open location code

8FR95RWR+MJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 647087817

OpenStreetMap feature

aerialway=station

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

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Highlights: Milleggapark and Eisbahn Sportzentrum.

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