Laggin Bivouac
The Laggin Bivouac is an unmanned bivouac box of the Monte Rosa section of the Swiss Alpine Club and is located on the east side of Fletschhorn and Lagginhorn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Hp.Baumeler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Email: zumstein.irma@bluewin.ch
- Type: Shelter
- Also known as: “Laggin Biwak SAC”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lagginhorn and Wenghorn.
Lagginhorn
Peak
Photo: Engie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lagginhorn, also known as Laquinhorn or ts Lagg'ii, is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies a few kilometres north of the slightly higher Weissmies and also close to the slightly lower Fletschhorn on the north. Lagginhorn is situated 3½ km west of Laggin Bivouac.
Wenghorn
Peak
The Wenghorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Simplon in the canton of Valais. It lies at the eastern end of the range east of the Fletschhorn.
Fletschhorn
Peak
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fletschhorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located between the Saas Valley and the Simplon Valley, in the canton of Valais. It lies in the Weissmies group, north of the Lagginhorn. Fletschhorn is situated 3½ km west of Laggin Bivouac.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Simplon and Zwischbergen.
Simplon
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Simplon, earlier known as Simpeln, is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Simplon is situated 3½ km north of Laggin Bivouac.
Zwischbergen
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zwischbergen is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Zwischbergen is situated 5 km east of Laggin Bivouac.
Gondo
Village
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zwischbergen is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Gondo is situated 8 km northeast of Laggin Bivouac.
Laggin Bivouac
- Categories: bivouac shelter and building
- Location: Zwischbergen, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.16442° or 46° 9′ 52″ northLongitude
8.0454° or 8° 2′ 43″ eastElevation
2,428 metres (7,966 feet)Operator
SAC - CASOpen location code
8FRC527W+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
way 703430265OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=shelterOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q64654818
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In Other Languages
“Laggin Bivouac” goes by many names.
- German: “Laggin Biwak”
- German: “Lagginbiwak”
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