Alte Spitallamm

Alte Spitallamm is a dam in Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern. Alte Spitallamm is situated nearby to the ruins old Hospice (in spring only), as well as near the power station Grimsel 2 PHES.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sidelhorn and Gletsch railway station.

Sidelhorn

Peak

Photo: H.sch.57, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Sidelhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located west of the Grimsel Pass. It lies at the eastern end of the mountain chain between the Unteraar Glacier and the Rhone valley, named Aargrat. Sidelhorn is situated 2½ km southwest of Alte Spitallamm.

Gletsch railway station

Railway station

Photo: Mathein, CC BY 2.5.

Gletsch railway station is a 1,000 mm metre gauge metre gauge railway station serving the village of Gletsch, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Gletsch railway station is situated 2½ km southeast of Alte Spitallamm.

Trübtensee

Lake

Photo: MRB, CC BY 3.0.

Trübtensee or Triebtenseewli is a lake in the municipality of Guttannen, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. The reservoir's surface area is 0.1 km2. Its dam was completed in the 1950s and holds a volume of 1.1 mio m³. Trübtensee is situated 3½ km southwest of Alte Spitallamm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gletsch and Oberwald.

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 2½ km southeast of Alte Spitallamm.

Oberwald

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007. Oberwald is situated 4½ km south of Alte Spitallamm.

Obergesteln

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Obergesteln is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Obergesteln was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Ulrichen to form the municipality Obergoms. Obergesteln is situated 7 km south of Alte Spitallamm.

Alte Spitallamm

Type: Dam
Location: Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.57251° or 46° 34′ 21″ north

Longitude

8.33028° or 8° 19′ 49″ east

Operator

Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG

Open location code

8FRCH8FJ+24

OpenStreetMap ID

way 367195070

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

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