Gelmersee

Gelmersee is an aerial lift in , and has an elevation of 1,856 metres. Gelmersee is situated nearby to , as well as near the lake .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Handeck and Gärstenhörner.

Dwelling
Photo: Cooper.ch, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a village on the Grimsel pass road in the municipality of , Switzerland. The village is located near the lake , which may be reached by Gelmerbahn from . There is a hotel and bridge at the village. is situated 1 km west of Gelmersee.

Peak
Photo: Pegasus2, Public domain.
The is a mountain in the Urner Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of and . It lies on the range west of the Rhone Glacier, and east of the . is situated 3½ km southeast of Gelmersee.

Peak
The is a mountain of the , located west of Handegg in the . It lies east of the Diamantstock, on the range between the valley of the Grueben Glacier and the Bächlital. is situated 3½ km southwest of Gelmersee.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gletsch and Oberwald.

Hamlet
Photo: Alorin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of , located in the upper Rhone valley, called , 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the . is situated 7 km southeast of Gelmersee.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the municipality of in in the canton of in . It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007. is situated 9 km south of Gelmersee.

Gelmersee

Latitude
46.61442° or 46° 36′ 52″ north
Longitude
8.32045° or 8° 19′ 14″ east
Elevation
1,856 metres (6,089 feet)
Operator
KWO
Open location code
8FRCJ87C+Q5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 291491900
Open­Street­Map feature
aerialway=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
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