Galmihorn

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The Galmihorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Fiescher Glacier in the canton of Valais. The main summit is distinguished by the name Vorderes Galmihorn and has an elevation of 3,506 metres. A secondary summit named Hinteres Galmihorn has an elevation of 3,486 metres. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 11503 ftProminence: 984 ftCoordinates: 46°30'22"N, 8°10'49"E

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ValaisSwitzerland

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

Nearby attractions include: Finsteraarhorn, Finsteraarhorn Hut, Finsteraarrothorn, Oberaarhorn.

3.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Finsteraarhorn
86 min walk • Rising majestically above the Swiss Alps, the Finsteraarhorn stands as the highest peak in the Bernese Alps and an emblematic natural wonder of Switzerland. This towering mountain reaches an impressive altitude of 4,274 meters, making it the third highest mountain in...
3.3 miW
Alpine hut, Hiking
Finsteraarhorn Hut
85 min walk • The Finsteraarhorn Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located north of Fieschertal in the canton of Valais. It lies at a height of 3,048 metres above sea level at the southern foot of the Finsteraarhorn, the highest peak of the Bernese Alps.
1.7 miNW
Mountain
Finsteraarrothorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
44 min walk • The Finsteraarrothorn is a mountains of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Fiescher Glacier in the canton of Valais. It lies at the southeastern end of the ridge descending from the Finsteraarhorn, between the Fiescher Glacier and the Studer Glacier.
1.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Oberaarhorn
45 min walk • The Oberaarhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Bern. Its summit is the tripoint between the basins of the Fiesch, Unteraar and Oberaar Glacier.
4 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Grosses Wannenhorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
103 min walk • The Grosses Wannenhorn is a 3906-metre mountain in the Bernese Alps, in the Swiss canton of Valais near the village of Fiesch. It is part of the Walliser Fiescherhörner.
1.7 miW
Natural feature
Fiescher Glacier, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
44 min walk • The Fiescher Glacier is a valley glacier on the south side of the Bernese Alps in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. 16 km in length, it is the second longest glacier in the Alps. The glacier covers an area of 33 km².
3.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Risihorn
83 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.
4.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Agassizhorn
107 min walk • The Agassizhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. It lies just north-west of the Finsteraarhorn, the main summit of the range.
2.3 miSW
Mountain
Setzehorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
58 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.
1 miN
Mountain
Oberaarrothorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
25 min walk • The Oberaarrothorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Bern. It is south of the Oberaarjoch, between the Fiescher Glacier and the Oberaar Glacier.
3.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Löffelhorn
78 min walk • The Löffelhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It is part of the Aargrat, a range east of the Oberaarhorn that separates the valley of the Oberaar Glacier from the valley of Goms.