Mottec hydroelectric power plant

Mottec hydroelectric power plant is an industrial building in Anniviers, Sierre District, Valais. Mottec hydroelectric power plant is situated nearby to Chapelle St-Laurent, as well as near the village Zinal.

Type: Industrial building
Description: industrial plant in Ayer in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
Also known as: “Centrale de Mottec”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Corne de Sorebois and Garde de Bordon.

Corne de Sorebois

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Corne de Sorebois is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It is located near Zinal in Valais. Sorebois is the name of an alpine pasture on the east slopes of the mountain. Corne de Sorebois is situated 2½ km west of Mottec hydroelectric power plant.

Garde de Bordon

Peak

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Garde de Bordon is a mountain in the Pennine Alps. Garde de Bordon is situated 4 km southwest of Mottec hydroelectric power plant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zinal and Ayer.

Zinal

Village

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Zinal is a village in Switzerland, located in the municipality of Anniviers in the canton of Valais. It lies at an elevation of 1,675 metres above sea level in the Swiss Alps in the Val de Zinal, a valley running from the Zinal Glacier, north of Dent Blanche to the village of Ayer, part of the Val d'Anniviers.

Ayer

Village

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ayer is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2009 with neighboring Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint Jean, Saint-Luc and Vissoie to form the municipality of Anniviers. Ayer is situated 3 km northwest of Mottec hydroelectric power plant.