Rappehorn
#1122 among destinations in Switzerland
Facts and practical information
The Rappehorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located in the canton of Valais, west of the Blinnenhorn. ()
ValaisSwitzerland
Rappehorn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Blinnenhorn, Mässersee, Griessee, Risihorn.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainBlinnenhorn
53 min walk • The Blinnenhorn or Corno Cieco is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. On the north-east side lies the Gries Glacier.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeMässersee
117 min walk • Mässersee is the smallest of four mountain lakes in the upper Binntal of the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeGriessee
146 min walk • Griessee is a lake in Valais, Switzerland. The reservoir is located in the municipality of Ulrichen and can be reached by road from Nufenen Pass. The lake is fed by the Gries Glacier. Its surface area is 55.5 ha. The gravity dam Gries was built in 1965.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainRisihorn
162 min walk • The Risihorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Bellwald in the canton of Valais. It lies south of the Setzehorn, at the southern end of the chain lying east of the Fiescher Glacier.
MountainSetzehorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
168 min walk • The Setzehorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Bellwald in the canton of Valais. It lies south of the Galmihorn, on the range lying between the Fiescher Glacier and the main Rhone valley.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainGross Schinhorn
96 min walk • The Gross Schinhorn is a 2,939-metre-high mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. A lower summit named Klein Schinhorn lies north of the Gross Schinhorn. The two summits are referred as the Schinhörner.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeGeisspfadsee
116 min walk • Geisspfadsee is a lake in Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 18 ha. The lake is located in the municipality of Binn, at an elevation of 2439 m. It drains into Züesee. The nearby border to Italy can be crossed at two mountain passes: Geisspfadpass and Grampielpass. The name 'geisspfad' means, only goat may pass.
Nature, Natural attraction, ValleyBinntal, Binn
126 min walk • The Binn Valley is a valley of the Alps, located on the north side of the Lepontine Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais. The valley is drained by the Binna, a tributary of the Rhone, at Grengiols. The valley is named after Binn, the main settlement.
LocalityBellwald
132 min walk • One of the main attractions in Bellwald is the Aletsch Glacier, the largest glacier in the Alps and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visitors can take a cable car to the top of the mountain and enjoy a leisurely hike along the glacier, marveling at the crystal-clear ice...
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural featureGries Glacier
84 min walk • The Gries Glacier is a 5 km long glacier situated in the Lepontine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 6.23 km². In 2008 it had an area of 5.26 km².
Valais