Cresta-Sella

Cresta-Sella is a building in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais. Cresta-Sella is situated near the place of worship Kreuzweg Scheibenwaldweg, as well as near Haus Andy Sauna.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Matterhorn Museum and Chapel of the Holy Family.

Matterhorn Museum

Museum

Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Matterhorn Museum is a cultural-natural museum in Zermatt whose main theme is the Matterhorn. The museum is in the form of a reconstituted mountain village consisting of 14 houses, and relates the history and development of tourism in the Zermatt area, including the story of the first ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party. Matterhorn Museum is situated 560 metres northeast of Cresta-Sella.

Chapel of the Holy Family

Church

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chapel of the Holy Family is a church, which is situated 400 metres southeast of Cresta-Sella.

Findelbach railway station

Railway station

Photo: Whgler, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Findelbach is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat. The station is situated in the municipality of Zermatt, in the Swiss canton of Valais, at an altitude of 1,770 m above mean sea level. Findelbach railway station is situated 1 km southeast of Cresta-Sella.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zum See and Riffelalp.

Zum See

Hamlet

Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Zum See is a hamlet in the canton of Valais. It is located above Zermatt at a height of 1,766 metres, between the rivers Zmuttbach and Gornera, at the foot the Matterhorn.

Riffelalp

Hamlet

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Riffelalp is a hamlet in the municipality of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It is located at a height of 2,222 metres above sea level, just above the tree line, approximately halfway between the town of Zermatt and the Gornergrat mountain.

Furi

Hamlet

Furi is an alpine hamlet in the Pennine Alps, located three kilometers south of Zermatt, Switzerland at an altitude of 1,687m. It is located on a relatively flat area of land between the Gornera and Zmuttbach rivers.

Cresta-Sella

Type: Building
Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.01584° or 46° 0′ 57″ north

Longitude

7.74193° or 7° 44′ 31″ east

Open location code

8FR92P8R+8Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 295713419

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kreuzweg Scheibenwaldweg and Haus Andy Sauna.

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