Mattmark dam
Mattmark dam is a dam in Saas-Almagell, Visp District, Valais. Mattmark dam is situated nearby to the peak Schwarzbergchopf, as well as near the reservoir Mattmarksee.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mattmarksee and Stellihorn.
Mattmarksee
Reservoir
Photo: Ne9218, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mattmark dam is a reservoir in the Saas Valley of the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. The Mattmark dam was built from 1960 to 1965. The lake's surface area is 1.76 km2.
Stellihorn
Peak
Photo: Mg-k, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Stellihorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking the lake of Mattmark in the canton of Valais. It lies south of Saas-Almagell in the upper valley of Saas. The north side is covered by a glacier named Nollen Gletscher. Stellihorn is situated 3½ km southeast of Mattmark dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plattjen and Saas-Almagell.
Plattjen
Locality
Photo: Wandervogel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plattjen is a locality, which is situated 4½ km north of Mattmark dam.
Saas-Almagell
Village
Saas-Almagell is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Saas-Almagell is situated 5 km north of Mattmark dam.
Saas-Fee
Photo: Gürkan Sengün, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saas-Fee is the biggest town in the Saas valley in the Swiss canton of Valais. The valley is a destination for winter sport, with the slopes in Saas fee being one of the few places in the region where skiing in summer is possible.
Mattmark dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Saas-Almagell in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Categories: built structure and embankment dam
- Location: Saas-Almagell, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.0493° or 46° 2′ 58″ northLongitude
7.95908° or 7° 57′ 33″ eastOpen location code
8FR92XX5+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 148091093OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q47144421
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Mattmark dam” goes by many names.
- French: “barrage de Mattmark”
- French: “Barrage de Mattmark”
- German: “Mattmark-Staudamm”
- German: “Staudamm Mattmark”
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