Saastal, Saas-Fee

Name: Saastal
Address: Saas-Fee, Switzerland

#1 among attractions in Saas-Fee

Nature, Top attraction, Natural attraction, Valley

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The Saastal or the Saas Valley is an alpine valley in the district of Visp, in the eastern part of the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is the valley of the river Saaser Vispa. It is separated from the Mattertal to the west by the Mischabel massif. Villages in the valley are, upstream, Eisten, Saas-Balen, Saas-Grund, Saas-Fee and Saas-Almagell. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 46°7'0"N, 7°55'60"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Weissmies, Nadelhorn, Lenzspitze, Längfluh.

3.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Weissmies
98 min walk • Weissmies, majestically perched in the Swiss Alps, stands as a testament to nature's grandeur. This imposing mountain, rising to an elevation of 4,017 meters, is part of the Pennine Alps and located in the canton of Valais.
3.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Nadelhorn
86 min walk • The Nadelhorn is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It is the highest point on the Nadelgrat, a high-level ridge running roughly north–south above the resort of Saas-Fee to the east, and the Mattertal to the west.
3.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lenzspitze
82 min walk • The Lenzspitze is a 4,294-metre mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It is the southernmost peak on the Nadelgrat, a high-level ridge running roughly north–south, north of Dom in the Mischabel range, above the resort of Saas Fee to the east, and the Mattertal to the west.
2.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Längfluh
67 min walk • The Längfluh is a rocky outcrop of the Pennine Alps, dividing the Fee Glacier above Saas Fee in the canton of Valais. The Längfluh is accessible by cable car and is part of a ski area.
2.2 miW
Alpine hut, Hiking
Mischabel Hut
56 min walk • The Mischabel Hut is a mountain hut of the Academic Alpine Club of Zurich, located west of Saas Fee in the canton of Valais. It lies at a height of 3,340 metres above sea level near the Hohbalmgletscher glacier, on the eastern flanks of the Dom and the Lenzspitze in the Mischabel group.
2.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Balfrin
73 min walk • The Balfrin is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located north of the Dom in the canton of Valais. It belongs to the Mischabel massif, which lies between the Mattertal and the Saastal.
2.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ulrichshorn
70 min walk • The Ulrichshorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Saas-Fee in the canton of Valais. It is located north of the Nadelhorn, in the Mischabel range, which lies between the Mattertal and the Saastal.
2.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Felskinn
60 min walk • Felskinn is a rocky outcrop of the Pennine Alps, situated above Saas Fee in the canton of Valais. Felskinn is the lower station of the Metro Alpin which gives access to the Mittelallalin.
3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Jegihorn
77 min walk • The Jegihorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Saas-Balen in the canton of Valais. It is located west of the Lagginhorn.
3.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hohberghorn
98 min walk • The Hohberghorn is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies towards the northern end of the Nadelgrat, a high-level ridge running roughly north–south, north of the Dom, above the resort of Saas-Fee to the east, and the Mattertal to the west.
2.6 miNE
Aerial tramway
Hohsaas
67 min walk • Hohsaas is a cable car station and a ski area in the Pennine Alps above Saas Grund in Valais. Although Hohsaas is not a mountain summit it still offers impressive views over the Dom on the Mischabel range and 18 four-thousand meters mountains, including the Weissmies which is easily accessible from there.