Randa rockslides
In April and May 1991, two consecutive rockslides occurred from a cliff above the town of Randa in the Matter valley of Switzerland. The rockslides released a cumulative volume of approximately 30 million cubic meters of debris, with each of the rockslide stages occurring over several hours.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge and Randa railway station.
Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge
Photo: Theo lauber, CC BY-SA 4.0.
At the time of its opening in July 2017, the Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge was the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world. It is located in Randa, Switzerland and replaced the defunct Europabrücke, which had been damaged by a rock slide. Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge is situated 2 km southeast of Randa rockslides.
Randa railway station
Railway station
Photo: Gürbetaler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Randa railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Randa, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Brig–Zermatt line and is served by local trains only. Randa railway station is situated 1¼ km south of Randa rockslides.
Brunegghorn
Peak
Photo: ErinoVet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Brunegghorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, overlooking the Mattertal in the canton of Valais. It is part of the Weisshorn group. On the west side of the mountain flows the Brunegg Glacier. Brunegghorn is situated 3 km northwest of Randa rockslides.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Randa and Täsch.
Randa
Village
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Randa is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located between the Weisshorn and the Dom in the Matter Valley.
Täsch
Village
Täsch is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located about 5 km north of Zermatt. The local language is Swiss German. Täsch is situated 5 km south of Randa rockslides.
St. Niklaus
Village
Photo: Roylindman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Niklaus is a village and a municipality in the Mattertal, part of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. St. Niklaus is situated 7 km north of Randa rockslides.
Randa rockslides
- Type: Scree
- Also known as: “Randa Bergsturz”
- Category: landform
- Location: Randa, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.11142° or 46° 6′ 41″ northLongitude
7.78052° or 7° 46′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8FR94Q6J+H6OpenStreetMap ID
way 262265298OpenStreetMap feature
natural=screeWikidata ID
Q7291451
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to German—“Randa rockslides” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Randan vuorensortuma”
- German: “Bergsturz von Randa”
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