Steihow

Steihow is a scenic viewpoint in Naters, Brig District, Valais. Steihow is situated nearby to Mund Gredetsch, as well as near the village Birgisch.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Jakob church and Brig railway station.

St. Jakob church

Church

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

St. Jakob church is situated 1¼ km southwest of Steihow.

Brig railway station is an important railway junction in the municipality of Brig-Glis, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Opened in 1878, it is adjacent to the northern portal of the Simplon Tunnel and is served by two standard gauge lines. Brig railway station is situated 3 km east of Steihow.

Gärsthorn

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Gärsthorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Mund in the canton of Valais. The main summit has an elevation of 2,964 metres, while the southern summit has an elevation of 2,927 metres. Gärsthorn is situated 3 km northwest of Steihow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birgisch and Mund.

Birgisch

Village

Photo: Maurice Perry, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Birgisch is a former municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Birgisch and Mund merged into the municipality of Naters.

Mund

Village

Photo: Hadi, CC0.

Mund is a former municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Mund and Birgisch merged into the municipality of Naters.

Brig

Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brig, officially Brig-Glis, is a municipality of 13,000 people in Valais in Switzerland. The municipality is made up of two neighbouring towns, Brig and Glis, with a third independent town Naters across the Rhone river to the north.

Steihow

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Naters, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.32495° or 46° 19′ 30″ north

Longitude

7.94862° or 7° 56′ 55″ east

Open location code

8FR98WFX+XC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 758729832

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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