Obergoms

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Obergoms is the upper part of the Goms and a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2009 when the three municipalities Ulrichen, Obergesteln and Oberwald merged. ()

Alternative names: Population: ~660 pplArea: 60.19 mi²Coordinates: 46°32'1"N, 8°21'9"E

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Obergoms – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sidelhorn, Totesee, Grimselsee, Räterichsbodensee.

2.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sidelhorn
59 min walk • 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.
1.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Totesee
50 min walk • Totesee is a small natural lake at the Grimsel Pass in Switzerland. The lake lies immediately to the south of the natural watershed and cantonal boundary at the pass.
3.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Grimselsee
84 min walk • The Grimselsee or Lake Grimsel is an artificial lake near the Grimsel Pass in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. With a volume of 95 mio m³, it is larger than other hydroelectric reservoirs in the region: Oberaarsee, Räterichsbodensee and Gelmersee.
3.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Räterichsbodensee
96 min walk • Räterichsbodensee is a lake in Guttannen, Oberhasli, Switzerland. The reservoir has a volume of 25 mio m³, a surface area is 0.67 km² and is operated by Kraftwerke Oberhasli. It is connected to the river Aare.
4.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Oberaarsee
117 min walk • Oberaarsee is a hydroelectric reservoir in the Grimsel area, part of the municipality of Guttannen, Switzerland. Its surface area is 1.47 km². The Oberaar dam was completed in 1953, and is operated by Kraftwerke Oberhasli. It is drained by the Oberaarbach, which flows into the Grimselsee. The Oberaar glacier is located west of the lake.
4.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Nufenenstock
126 min walk • The Nufenestock is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Ticino. It lies between the Nufenen Pass and the Passo del Corno. On its south-west side it overlooks the lake of Gries.
5.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chüebodenhorn
130 min walk • The Chüebodenhorn is a 3,070 metres high mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Valais and Ticino.
2.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Hotel Grimsel Passhöhe
53 min walk • The Grimsel Pass is a mountain pass in Switzerland, crossing the Bernese Alps at an elevation of 2,164 metres. The pass connects the Haslital, the upper valley of the river Aare, with the upper valley of the Rhône.
3.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Muttenhorn
94 min walk • The Muttenhorn is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Valais and Uri. At 3,099 metres above sea level, it overlooks the south side of Furka Pass.
3.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Gallina
84 min walk • Pizzo Gallina is a 3,061-metre-high mountain in the Lepontine Alps of Switzerland, overlooking the Nufenen Pass. Administratively, the summit is located on the border between the municipality of Obergoms, to the north-west and in the canton of Valais, and the municipality of Bedretto, to the south-east and in the canton of Ticino.
4.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Nufenen Pass
109 min walk • Nufenen Pass is the highest mountain pass with a paved road within Switzerland. It lies between the summits of Pizzo Gallina and the Nufenenstock.