Nufenenstock

#642 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 9403 ftProminence: 1250 ftCoordinates: 46°28'0"N, 8°23'15"E

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ValaisSwitzerland

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

Nearby attractions include: Blinnenhorn, Lago del Zött, Pizzo Rotondo, Griessee.

4.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Blinnenhorn
121 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.
6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago del Zött
152 min walk • Lago del Zött is a reservoir in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland, with a surface area of 0.13 km². Its 36 m arch dam was completed in 1967 and holds a volume of 1.65 mio m³.
5.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Rotondo
131 min walk • Pizzo Rotondo is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps. At 3,190 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain lying on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Valais, as well as the highest summit of the Lepontine Alps lying between Nufenen Pass and Lukmanier Pass.
1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Griessee
27 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.
4.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chüebodenhorn
108 min walk • The Chüebodenhorn is a 3,070 metres high mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Valais and Ticino.
5.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Muttenhorn
149 min walk • The Muttenhorn is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Valais and Uri. At 3,099 metres above sea level, it overlooks the south side of Furka Pass.
5.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago dei Cavagnöö
140 min walk • Lago dei Cavagnöö is a lake in the municipality of Bignasco, Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.46 km2. The arch dam Cavagnoli has a height 111 m. It was completed in 1968.
1.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Gallina
50 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 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Leckihorn
153 min walk • The Leckihorn is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Valais and Uri. Its summit is also named Gross Leckihorn to distinguish it from a lower summit named Chli Leckihorn.
0.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Nufenen Pass
18 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.
5.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Witenwasserenstock
152 min walk • The Witenwasserenstock is a peak between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri, located in the Lepontine Alps. Close to the summit lies the tripoint border between the cantons of Valais, Uri and Ticino and the triple watershed of the Rhine, Po and Rhône basins.