Chessituren

Chessituren is a locality in Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Chessituren is situated nearby to the locality Hüsegg, as well as near Spittelnollen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sidelhorn and Trübtensee.

Sidelhorn

Peak

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The Sidelhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located west of the Grimsel Pass. It lies at the eastern end of the mountain chain between the Unteraar Glacier and the Rhone valley, named Aargrat.

Trübtensee or Triebtenseewli is a lake in the municipality of Guttannen, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. The reservoir's surface area is 0.1 km2. Its dam was completed in the 1950s and holds a volume of 1.1 mio m³.

Brünberg

Peak

Photo: Nikater, Public domain.

The Brünberg is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Grimselsee in the canton of Bern. It is composed of several summits, of which the highest has an elevation of 2,982 metres above sea level. Brünberg is situated 3 km northwest of Chessituren.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gletsch and Oberwald.

Gletsch

Hamlet

Photo: Alorin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gletsch is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of Valais, located in the upper Rhone valley, called Obergoms, 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the Rhône. Gletsch is situated 3½ km east of Chessituren.

Oberwald

Village

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Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007. Oberwald is situated 4½ km southeast of Chessituren.

Obergesteln

Village

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Obergesteln is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Obergesteln was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Ulrichen to form the municipality Obergoms. Obergesteln is situated 6 km south of Chessituren.

Chessituren

Type: Locality
Location: Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.56489° or 46° 33′ 54″ north

Longitude

8.31529° or 8° 18′ 55″ east

Open location code

8FRCH878+X4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9456833034

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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