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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Furka Pass and Belvédère Hotel, Furka Pass.
Furka Pass
Mountain saddle
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Furka Pass is a 2,429 m high mountain pass in the southern Swiss Alps connecting Gletsch, Valais with Realp, Uri via the seasonal Furkapassroute. The Furka Oberalp Bahn bypasses the pass through the 1,390 m high Furka Base Tunnel, which opened in 1982 to replace the seasonal Furka Summit Tunnel at 2,160 metres.
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.
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 3 km southwest 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.
Realp
Village
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Realp is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Realp is situated 9 km east of Fort Galen.
Fort Galen
- Type: Building
- Location: Obergoms, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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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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