Hohsaas () is a

cable car Cable car most commonly refers to the following cable transportation systems: * Aerial lift, such as aerial tramways and gondola lifts, in which the vehicle is suspended in the air from a cable ** Aerial tramway ** Chairlift ** Gondola lift *** ...

station and a ski area in the

Pennine Alps The Pennine Alps (, , , ), sometimes referred to as the Valais Alps (which are just the Northern Swiss part of the Pennine Alps), are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Italy (the Aosta Valley and Piedmont) an ...

above

Saas Grund Saas-Grund is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies east of Lenzspitze and Dom. History Saas-Grund is first mentioned in 1438 as ''grunderro''. On 3 April 1849, an avalanche destroyed a house ...

Valais Valais ( , ; ), more formally, the Canton of Valais or Wallis, is one of the cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion, Switzer ...

. Although Hohsaas is not a mountain summit it still offers impressive views over the Dom on the

Mischabel The Dom is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located between Randa and Saas-Fee in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. With a height of , it is the seventh highest summit in the Alps, overall. Based on prominence, it can be regarded as the thir ...

range and 18 four-thousand meters mountains, including the

Weissmies The Weissmies is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland near the village of Saas-Fee. It is the easternmost four-thousander of its range. Geography The Weissmies is located on the main Alpine chain, on a mas ...

which is easily accessible from there.

Kreuzboden

Kreuzboden () is an intermediate cable car station between Saas Grund and Hohsaas. An eight person cable car will take you up there where you will be surrounded by all eighteen of the 4,000 meter peaks of the Free Republic of Holidays, Saas-Fee. This is a popular place because of the panoramic restaurant and a small lake with a playground, Hohsi-Land.

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Hohsaas cable car (german)
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