Grimsel 2 West
Grimsel 2 West is a tunnel in Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern. Grimsel 2 West is situated nearby to the power station Grimsel 2 PHES, as well as near the ruins old Hospice (in spring only).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grimsel Pass and Sidelhorn.
Grimsel Pass
Mountain saddle
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The Grimsel Pass is a mountain pass in Switzerland, crossing the Bernese Alps at an elevation of 2,164 metres. The pass connects the Haslital, the upper valley of the river Aare, with the upper valley of the Rhône.
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
Lake
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gletsch and Oberwald.
Gletsch
Hamlet
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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 Grimsel 2 West.
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 Grimsel 2 West.
Handeck
Locality
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Handeck is a village on the Grimsel pass road in the municipality of Guttannen, Switzerland. The village is located near the lake Gelmersee, which may be reached by Gelmerbahn from Handeck. There is a hotel and bridge at the village. Handeck is situated 5 km north of Grimsel 2 West.
Grimsel 2 West
- Type: Tunnel
- Category: transportation
- Location: Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.56783° or 46° 34′ 4″ northLongitude
8.31858° or 8° 19′ 7″ eastOpen location code
8FRCH899+4COpenStreetMap ID
way 1332828860OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tunnel
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