Lauchernalp is an alp and resort area in the

Swiss Alps The Alps, Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps, represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains, one of its three main Physica ...

, located in the canton of

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 ...

. It sits on a sunny terrace, between above sea level, overlooking the

Lötschental The Lötschental () is the largest valley on the northern side of the Rhône valley in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies in the Bernese Alps, with the running down the length of the valley from its source within the Langgletscher ...

above

Wiler Wiler (Lötschen) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Raron (district), Raron in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Valais in Switzerland. Geography Wiler has an area, , of . Of this area, or 19.3% is used fo ...

. Lauchernalp mainly belongs to the municipality of Wiler, with a small part belonging to the municipality of

Kippel Kippel is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Raron (district), Raron in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Kippel is first mentioned in 1437 as ''Kypil''. Geography Kippel has an ar ...

. In winter the resort is car-free and can only be reached by cable car from Wiler. The cable car station is located at a height of . The ski area culminates at the Hockenhorngrat (east of the Hockenhorn) at .

References

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topographic maps

External links

Lötschental-Lauchernalp (official website)
Villages in Valais Ski areas and resorts in Switzerland {{Valais-geo-stub