Gross Fusshorn
#1313 among destinations in Switzerland
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Facts and practical information
The Gross Fusshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Oberaletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais. The Fusshörner are a group of peaks located on the south ridge of the Gross Fusshorn. On the east side lies a glacier named Driestgletscher. ()
ValaisSwitzerland
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Gross Fusshorn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Hollandia Hut, Aletschhorn, Aletsch Glacier, Olmenhorn.
3.6 miNWHiking, Alpine hut, Vernacular architectureHollandia Hut, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
91 min walk • The Hollandia Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located east of Blatten in the canton of Valais. The hut lies at a height of 3,240 metres above sea level, just above the Lötschenlücke, the glacier pass connecting the Lötschental from the Aletsch Glacier.
2.4 miNNatural attraction, Nature, MountainAletschhorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
61 min walk • The Aletschhorn is a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland, lying within the Jungfrau-Aletsch region, which has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The mountain shares part of its name with the Aletsch Glacier lying at its foot.
3.5 miNENature, Natural attraction, Natural featureAletsch Glacier
90 min walk • The Aletsch Glacier or Great Aletsch Glacier is the largest glacier in the Alps. It has a length of about 23 km, has about a volume of 15.4 km³, and covers about 81.7 km² in the eastern Bernese Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais.
3 miNEMountainOlmenhorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
77 min walk • The Olmenhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais.
0.8 miNENature, Natural attraction, MountainGeisshorn
21 min walk • The Geisshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais.
1.9 miSNature, Natural attraction, MountainSparrhorn
50 min walk • The Sparrhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Belalp in the canton of Valais. It lies at the eastern end of the range located south of the Oberaletsch Glacier, west of the Aletsch Glacier. From Belalp a trail leads to its summit.
2.3 miSWNature, Natural attraction, MountainHohstock
60 min walk • The Hohstock is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Belalp in the Swiss canton of Valais. It lies on the range east of the Unterbächhorn, between the valley of the Oberaletsch Glacier and the cirque of Belalp.
3.9 miSNature, Natural attraction, LakeStausee Gibidum
99 min walk • Stausee Gibidum is a reservoir in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.21 km², shared by the municipalities of Naters and Riederalp. The construction of Gebidem dam was started in 1964 and completed by 1967. The arch dam has an elevation of 122 m and a crest length of 327 m.
~1900 ftNEMountainRotstock, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
10 min walk • The Rotstock is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the Swiss canton of Valais. It lies on the range between the Oberaletsch Glacier and the Aletsch Glacier, south of the Geisshorn.
3.7 miWNature, Natural attraction, MountainNesthorn
95 min walk • The Nesthorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps. It is located in the Swiss canton of Valais north of Brig. The mountain lies between the Oberaletsch Glacier on the north and east side and the Gredetschtal on the south side.
2.1 miSWNatural featureOberaletsch Glacier, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
54 min walk • The Oberaletsch Glacier is a valley glacier on the south side of the Bernese Alps, in the canton of Valais. It had a length of 9 km with an average width of just under 1 km and an area of about 22 km² in 1973.