Göscheneralpsee

#717 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Göscheneralpsee is a reservoir in the municipality of Göschenen, Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The volume of the reservoir is 76 million cubic metres and its surface area 1.32 km². ()

Alternative names: Area: 0.51 mi²Length: 8957 ftWidth: 2723 ftMaximum depth: 348 ftElevation: 5879 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 46°38'45"N, 8°29'2"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Sustenhorn, Salbitschijen, Dammastock, Eggstock.

3.9 miN
Scenic peak for camping, hiking and skiing
Sustenhorn
100 min walk • The Sustenhorn is a 3,502-metre-high mountain in the Uri Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Bern and Uri. It overlook Susten Pass from the south. Both sides of the massif are glaciated.
3.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Salbitschijen
83 min walk • The Salbitschijen is a mountain in the Urner Alps, overlooking Göschenen in the Swiss canton of Uri. It lies at the southern extremity of the range of the Fleckistock.
3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dammastock
77 min walk • The Dammastock is the highest mountain in the Urner Alps in Switzerland and is part of the Winterberg massif. Its summit ridge forms the border between the cantons of Uri and the Valais. It is the highest summit in the canton of Uri.
3.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Eggstock
81 min walk • The Eggstock, is a minor prominence of the Uri Alps, forming the northern pillar of the Dammastock on the border between the cantons of Valais and Uri. The tripoint between the cantons of Bern, Valais and Uri is located 600 m west of the summit.
2.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Winterstock
58 min walk • The Winterstock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located west of Realp in the canton of Uri. It lies on the range east of the Tiefenstock, that separates the Göschenertal from the valley called Urseren.
2.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Schneestock
75 min walk • The Schneestock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri. It lies north of the Dammastock, between the Rhone Glacier and the Damma Glacier.
3.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Appenzell Alps
80 min walk • The Appenzell Alps are a mountain range in Switzerland on the northern edge of the Alps. They extend into the cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden and St.
2.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Damma Glacier
63 min walk • The Damma Glacier is a 2 km long glacier situated in the Urner Alps in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 5.09 km².
3.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Uri Alps
80 min walk • The Uri Alps are a mountain range in Central Switzerland and part of the Western Alps. They extend into the cantons of Obwalden, Valais, Bern, Uri and Nidwalden and are bordered by the Bernese Alps and the Emmental Alps to the west, the Schwyzer Alps to the north, the Lepontine Alps to the south and the Glarus Alps to the east.
3.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tiefenstock
82 min walk • The Tiefenstock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri. Its summit is the tripoint between the valleys of the Rhone Glacier, the Damma Glacier and the Tiefen Glacier.
2.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Urserental
64 min walk • The Urseren is the valley of the upper Reuss in Uri, Switzerland, running southwest to northeast, from Realp to Hospental and Andermatt.