Carex

Carex is a building in Realp, Uri. Carex is situated nearby to the historic site Kil.56, as well as near the university Alpine Forschungs- und Ausbildungstation Furka.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hotel Furkablick and Furka DFB railway station.

Hotel Furkablick

Hotel building

Photo: Zimmerch, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hotel Furkablick is a hotel building.

Furka DFB railway station

Railway station

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Furka DFB railway station is a metre gauge railway station at the eastern portal of the Furka Summit Tunnel, in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The station was opened in 1926. Furka DFB railway station is situated 530 metres east of Carex.

Klein Furkahorn

Peak

Photo: Noebu, CC BY 2.5.

The Klein Furkahorn is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking the Furka Pass on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri. It lies near the southern end of the Galenstock-Gross Furkahorn chain, east of the Rhone Glacier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tiefenbach and Gletsch.

Tiefenbach

Hamlet

Photo: Zimmerch, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tiefenbach is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Carex.

Gletsch

Hamlet

Photo: Alorin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gletsch is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of Valais, located in the upper Rhone valley, called Obergoms, 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the Rhône. Gletsch is situated 5 km west of Carex.