Helsenhorn

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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Helsenhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Binn in the Swiss canton of Valais. With a height of 3,272 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the Binntal. The border with Italy runs approximately 200 metres south-east of the summit and culminates at 3,247 metres. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1863Elevation: 10735 ftProminence: 1923 ftCoordinates: 46°18'17"N, 8°11'30"E

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ValaisSwitzerland

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

Nearby attractions include: Wasenhorn, Mässersee, Bortelsee, Bättlihorn.

5.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wasenhorn
143 min walk • The Wasenhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies halfway between Brig and Varzo, just north of Monte Leone, in the Simplon Pass area.
3.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Mässersee
98 min walk • Mässersee is the smallest of four mountain lakes in the upper Binntal of the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
4.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bortelsee
107 min walk • Bortelsee is a reservoir in the municipality of Brig in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Its dam was built in 1989.
5.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bättlihorn
132 min walk • The Bättlihorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Mörel in the canton of Valais. It is composed of several summits. The southern summit is 2,992 metres high and the northern summit is 2,951 metres high.
6.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Breithorn
176 min walk • The Breithorn is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Simplon in the canton of Valais. It is part of the Monte Leone massif.
4.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Breithorn
112 min walk • The Breithorn is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps in the Valais. It is part of the municipality Grengiols and overlooks the lower Goms on the north side and the Saflischtal on the south side, east of the Bättlihorn.
5.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gross Schinhorn
130 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.
3.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bortelhorn
83 min walk • The Bortelhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. On its west side it overlooks the Gantertal.
4.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Geisspfadsee
110 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.
4.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Binntal, Binn
109 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.
4.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Furggubäumhorn
114 min walk • The Furggubäumhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, which is located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It is located on the main chain of the Alps, approximately halfway between the Wasenhorn and the Bortelhorn.