Gries Glacier

#1368 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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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. ()

Local name: Griesgletscher Length: 3.11 miCoordinates: 46°26'12"N, 8°19'43"E

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ValaisSwitzerland

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Gries Glacier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Blinnenhorn, Griessee, Nufenenstock, Pizzo Gallina.

1.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Blinnenhorn
32 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.
2.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Griessee
63 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.
3.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Nufenenstock
89 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 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Gallina
128 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.
6.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gross Schinhorn
157 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.
3.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Nufenen Pass
101 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.
3.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rappehorn
84 min walk • The Rappehorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located in the canton of Valais, west of the Blinnenhorn.
6.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Poncione di Manió
168 min walk • The Poncione di Manió is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Ticino. The mountain separates the Geretal from the Val Bedretto.
5.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Nero
140 min walk • Pizzo Nero is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Ticino. Its summit is the tripoint between the valleys of Geretal, Gonerli and Bedretto.