Aletschwald

Aletschwald is a forest in Riederalp, Raron District, Valais. Aletschwald is situated nearby to the locality Sal, as well as near the village Sommerseili.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stausee Gibidum and Riederhorn.

Stausee Gibidum

Reservoir

Photo: Ppr, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

Stausee Gibidum is a reservoir in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.21 km², shared by the municipalities of Naters and Riederalp.

Riederhorn

Peak

Photo: Kramer96, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Riederhorn is a mountain overlooking Riederalp in the canton of Valais. It lies near the western end of the chain south of the Aletsch Glacier.

Mörel railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Mörel-Filet, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm gauge Furka Oberalp line of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and is served by local trains only.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riederalp-Bettmeralp and Naters.

Riederalp-Bettmeralp

Photo: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Riederalp and Bettmeralp are two car-free villages in the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. They are a few kilometres from each other at 1,900 metres.

Naters

Village

Photo: Summi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Naters is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Birgisch and Mund merged into the municipality of Naters, which also includes the villages of Hegdorn, Geimen, Mehlbaum, Rischinen and Blatten bei Naters.

Riederalp

Village

Photo: Realulim, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Riederalp is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was created in 2003 through the merger of Goppisberg, Greich and Ried-Mörel.

Aletschwald

Type: Forest
Location: Riederalp, Raron District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.3637° or 46° 21′ 50″ north

Longitude

8.0169° or 8° 1′ 1″ east

Open location code

8FRC9278+FP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 27101156

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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