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The Gornergrat ( en, Gorner Ridge; ) is a rocky ridge of the
“Stellarium Gornergrat”
is hosted in the Gornergrat South Observatory.
This is the last stop of the Gornergrat train, opened in 1898, which climbs almost through End of Gornergrat tram service - Funimag.com
/ref> there was a cable car from Gornergrat over the Hohtälli () to the Stockhorn () which, until the construction of the
File:Gornergrat02.jpg,
Pennine Alps
The Pennine Alps (german: Walliser Alpen, french: Alpes valaisannes, it, Alpi Pennine, la, Alpes Poeninae), also known as the Valais Alps, are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland (Valais) and Ital ...
, overlooking the Gorner Glacier south-east of Zermatt
Zermatt () is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a year-round population of about 5,800 and is classified as a town by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) ...
in Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. It can be reached from Zermatt by the Gornergrat rack railway (GGB), the highest open-air railway in Europe. Between the Gornergrat railway station () and the summit is the Kulm Hotel (). In the late 1960s two astronomical observatories were installed in the two towers of the Kulmhotel Gornergrat. The projec“Stellarium Gornergrat”
is hosted in the Gornergrat South Observatory.
Overview
It is located about three kilometers east ofZermatt
Zermatt () is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a year-round population of about 5,800 and is classified as a town by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) ...
in the Swiss canton of Valais
Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the 26 cantons forming the S ...
. The Gornergrat is located between the Gornergletscher and Findelgletscher and offers a view of more than 20 four-thousand metre peaks, whose highest are Dufourspitze
, it, Punta Dufour, rm, Piz da Dufour
, translation = Peak Dufour, Highest Peak, Large Horn
, photo = Monte Rosa summit.jpg
, photo_size =
, photo_caption = From the peak to the southeast towards Italy, the Dunantspi ...
(Monte Rosa massif), Liskamm
Lyskamm (german: Liskamm, formerly ''Lyskamm'', literally "comb of the Lys"), also known as Silberbast (literally "silver bast"), is a mountain () in the Pennine Alps lying on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It consists of a five-kilom ...
, Matterhorn
The (, ; it, Cervino, ; french: Cervin, ; rm, Matterhorn) is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy. It is a large, near-symmetric pyramidal peak in the extended Monte Rosa area of the ...
, Dom and Weisshorn
The Weisshorn (German, lit. ''white peak/mountain'') is a major peak of Switzerland and the Alps, culminating at above sea level. It is part of the Pennine Alps and is located between the valleys of Anniviers and Zermatt in the canton of Val ...
.
This is the last stop of the Gornergrat train, opened in 1898, which climbs almost through Riffelalp
Riffelalp is a hamlet in the municipality of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It is located at a height of above sea level, just above the tree line, approximately halfway between the town of Zermatt and the Gornergrat mountain. Once the site of ...
and Riffelberg. At the terminus on the south-western tip of the ridge is a hotel. The station forms part of the Zermatt ski area. From 1958 to 2007/ref> there was a cable car from Gornergrat over the Hohtälli () to the Stockhorn () which, until the construction of the
Klein Matterhorn
The Klein Matterhorn (sometimes translated as ''Little Matterhorn'') is a peak of the Pennine Alps, overlooking Zermatt in the Swiss canton of Valais. At above sea level, it is the highest place in Europe that can be reached by aerial tramway ...
cable car, was the highest mountain station in Zermatt.
At the west side of the Gorner Ridge, nearby the Rotenboden
Rotenboden (also spelled ''Rotaboda'') is a village of Liechtenstein, located in the municipality of Triesenberg. It is the highest settlement in Liechtenstein at 850m elevation.
Geography
It is a mountain village that lies above Vaduz and Tries ...
railway station is the peak Riffelhorn ().
Gallery
Matterhorn
The (, ; it, Cervino, ; french: Cervin, ; rm, Matterhorn) is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy. It is a large, near-symmetric pyramidal peak in the extended Monte Rosa area of the ...
(far before), viewed from Gornergrat railway station and, from left to right, Klein Matterhorn
The Klein Matterhorn (sometimes translated as ''Little Matterhorn'') is a peak of the Pennine Alps, overlooking Zermatt in the Swiss canton of Valais. At above sea level, it is the highest place in Europe that can be reached by aerial tramway ...
, Breithorn
The Breithorn (German for literally "broad horn"; 13,661 ft. or 4,164 m) is a mountain range of the Pennine Alps with its highest peak of the same name (but also called ''Breithorn (Western Summit)''), located on the border between Switzerland a ...
, the nowadays disconnected Lower Theodul Glacier, Upper Theodul Glacier (June 2006).
File:Gornergrat Station.jpg, Gornergrat railway station.
File:Gonergrat from Schwarzsee Paradise.jpg, From Schwarzsee (2,552 m) looking eastwards : first the Riffelhorn, then Gornergrat (with buildings), and the Hohtälli on the very left.
File:MonteRosa001.jpg, A view of Gorner Glacier in front, the Monte Rosa massif in the middle, and the major tributary of the Gorner Glacier, the Border Glacier (german: Grenzgletscher) to its right and the impressive Liskamm
Lyskamm (german: Liskamm, formerly ''Lyskamm'', literally "comb of the Lys"), also known as Silberbast (literally "silver bast"), is a mountain () in the Pennine Alps lying on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It consists of a five-kilom ...
on the Swiss-Italian border, as viewed from Gornergrat (September 2007).
See also
* Gornergratbahn *Riffelalptram
The Riffelalp tram (german: Riffelalptram, RiT) is a high altitude tramway line located in the Swiss canton of Valais near the resort of Zermatt. The line links the Riffelalp Resort to Riffelalp station, on the Gornergrat railway, and via that ...
*List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport
This is a list of mountains of Switzerland above 800 metres whose summits are accessible by public transport. This list includes mountains with a topographic prominence of at least 30 metres that have a station above the height of their key col ...
References
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