Fort Galen
Fort Galen is a building in Obergoms, Goms District, Valais. Fort Galen is situated nearby to the hotel building Belvédère Hotel, Furka Pass, as well as near the cave Eisgrotte.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Belvédère Hotel, Furka Pass and Klein Furkahorn.
Belvédère Hotel, Furka Pass
Hotel building
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The Hotel Belvédère is a former hotel located on the Furka Pass near the Rhône Glacier in Switzerland. Belvédère Hotel, Furka Pass is situated 430 metres west of Fort Galen.
Klein Furkahorn
Peak
The Klein Furkahorn is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking the Furka Pass on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri. It lies near the southern end of the Galenstock-Gross Furkahorn chain, east of the Rhone Glacier.
Muttbach-Belvédère railway station
Railway stop
Muttbach-Belvédère railway station is a metre gauge railway passenger facility, at the western portal of the Furka Summit Tunnel, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Muttbach-Belvédère railway station is situated 1¼ km southeast of Fort Galen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gletsch and Tiefenbach.
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 3 km southwest of Fort Galen.
Tiefenbach
Hamlet
Photo: Zimmerch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tiefenbach is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km east of Fort Galen.
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 6 km southwest of Fort Galen.
Fort Galen
- Type: Building
- Location: Obergoms, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.57671° or 46° 34′ 36″ northLongitude
8.39404° or 8° 23′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8FRCH9GV+MJOpenStreetMap ID
way 233731875OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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