Grünsee
The Grünsee is a small lake near Zermatt, Switzerland, which is fed by the Findel Glacier. It is quite remote and is only accessible by foot, a small hub of the many footpaths in the area. There is a small hamlet nearby of the same name.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Grunsee”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gornergrat and Unterrothorn.
Gornergrat
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Herzi Pinki, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Gornergrat is a rocky ridge of the Pennine Alps, overlooking the Gorner Glacier south-east of Zermatt in Switzerland. It can be reached from Zermatt by the Gornergrat rack railway, the highest open-air railway in Europe. Gornergrat is situated 2½ km south of Grünsee.
Unterrothorn
Peak
Photo: Fisheke, Public domain.
The Unterrothorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It is located west of the Oberrothorn, on the range north of the Findel Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Findeln and Sunnegga.
Findeln
Locality
Photo: Zermatt photos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Findeln is a group of hamlets above Zermatt in the canton of Valais. They are located on the south facing slopes of the Sunnegga–Unterrothorn–Oberrothorn mountains.
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. Riffelalp is situated 2½ km west of Grünsee.
Grünsee
- Category: lake
- Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.00558° or 46° 0′ 20″ northLongitude
7.78565° or 7° 47′ 8″ eastOpen location code
8FR92Q4P+67OpenStreetMap ID
way 35329281OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q607178
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Grünsee” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره جرونسى”
- French: “Grünsee bei Zermatt”
- German: “Grüensee”
- German: “Grünsee bei Zermatt”
- Korean: “그륀제”
- Korean: “그륀호”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grünsee i Zermatt”
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