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List Of Aerial Tramways In Switzerland
This is a complete list of publicly available Swiss aerial tramways (excluding other types of aerial lifts), according to official timetables 2004. Not all of them are open all year. Some of them are sections of aerial lift systems that consist also of other types of aerial lifts besides the tramway in this list. For example, the aerial tramway Blauherd - Rothorn is part of the Zermatt - Sunnegga - Blauherd - Rothorn system, its section Zermatt - Sunnegga being a funicular and Sunnegga - Blauherd a gondola lift. * Plan-Francey - Le Moléson *Col du Pillon - Glacier3000 (Diablerets) * Champéry - Planachaux *Dorénaz - Champex-d'Alesse * Les Attelas - Mont Gelé * Tortin - Col-des-Gentianes * Col-des-Gentianes -Mont Fort * La Chaux - Col-des-Gentianes *Riddes - Isérables *Bottom of Grande Dixence Dam - Top of Grande Dixence Dam * Chalais - Vercorin *Zinal - Sorebois * Cry-d'Er - Bella Lui * Cabane-des-Violettes - Pointe de la Plaine Morte *Leukerbad - Gemmipass *Leukerbad - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland
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Pointe De La Plaine Morte
The Pointe de la Plaine Morte () is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It overlooks the large and flat glacier named ''Plaine Morte Glacier'', from the south-west side. The Pointe de la Plaine Morte is part of the Crans-Montana ski area and can be easily accessed by a cable car via Les Violettes. The upper terminus is located east of the summit at a height of . Only a short walk is necessary to reach the summit. On the summit, there is a radar installation that has been operated by MeteoSwiss since 2014. meteosuisse.admin.ch. Retrieved on 9 February 2014< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bella Lui
The Bella Lui is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Crans-Montana in the Swiss canton of Valais. A cable car station is located near the summit and, in winter, the mountain is part of ski area. See also *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 a ... References External links Bella Lui on Hikr Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Switzerland Mountains of Valais Two-thousanders of Switzerland {{Valais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorebois
The Corne de Sorebois is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It is located near Zinal in Valais. ''Sorebois'' is the name of an alpine pasture on the east slopes of the mountain. See also *List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport References External links Corne de Sorebois on Summitpost Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Switzerland Mountains of Valais Two-thousanders of Switzerland {{valais-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zinal
Zinal is a village in Switzerland, located in the municipality of Anniviers in the canton of Valais. It lies at an elevation of above sea level in the Swiss Alps in the ''Val de Zinal'', a valley running from the Zinal Glacier, north of Dent Blanche to the village of Ayer, part of the Val d'Anniviers. With the Dent Blanche, four additional peaks are located around the valley: Bishorn, Weisshorn, Zinalrothorn, and Ober Gabelhorn. Tourism The village is a typical Swiss ski resort with (linked with Grimentz since 2013 to form a greater skiing area) of ski slopes and of cross-country skiing. In summer the area has of marked trails and some mountain huts such as the Grand Mountet Hut The Grand Mountet Hut (2,886 m) ( French: ''Cabane du Grand Mountet'') is a mountain hut located in the Pennine Alps near Zinal in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is used at a start point for the ascents of Besso, Zinalrothorn, Ober Gab ... in the middle of glaciers. References Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vercorin
Vercorin is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the central part of the canton near Sierre, at a height of , on a plateau overlooking the Rhone valley. It belongs to the municipality of Chalais. In winter Vercorin is a ski resort and includes of prepared slopes on the Crêt du Midi. Transportation In addition to daily bus service from Sion and Sierre, there is an aerial tramway (gondola lift) connecting the mountain village of Vercorin with Chalais which runs precisely every 15 minutes. References *Swisstopo Swisstopo is the official name for the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (in German language, German: ''Bundesamt für Landestopografie''; French language, French: ''Office fédéral de topographie''; Italian language, Italian: ''Ufficio fed ... topographic maps External links *Official website {{Authority control Villages in Valais Ski areas and resorts in Switzerland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalais, Switzerland
Chalais () is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Chalais is first mentioned in the 11th century as ''Jaler''. In 1425 it was mentioned as ''Challir''. In 1892 much of the village was destroyed in a fire. Geography Chalais has an area, , of . Of this area, or 19.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 67.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 8.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and or 4.7% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. Out of the forested land, 64.3% of the total l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grande Dixence Dam
__NOTOC__ The Grande Dixence Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Dixence (river), Dixence at the head of the Val d'Hérémence in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. At high, it is the List of tallest dams in the world, tallest gravity dam in the world, sixth tallest dam overall, and the tallest dam in Europe. It is part of the Cleuson-Dixence Complex. With the primary purpose of hydroelectric power generation, the dam fuels four power stations, totaling the installed capacity to , generating approximately annually, enough to power 400,000 Swiss households. The dam withholds the Lac des Dix (Lake of Ten), its reservoir. With a surface area of 4 km², it is the second largest lake in Valais and the largest lake above 2,000 m in the Alps. The reservoir receives its water from four different pumping stations; the Z’Mutt, Stafel, Ferpècle and Arolla. At peak capacity, it contains approximately of water, with depths reaching up to . Construction on the dam began in 1950 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isérables
Isérables is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Isérables is first mentioned in 1227 as ''Aserablos''. In 1324 it was mentioned as ''Yserablo''. Geography Isérables has an area, , of . Of this area, 22.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 50.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 24.8% is unproductive land. The municipality is located in the Martigny district, in the mountains above Riddes and the left bank of the Rhône. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Per bend Azure and Or overall a Maple leaf Vert in base Coupeaux of the same.'' The maple (french: érable) leaf is an example of canting. Demographics Isérables has a population () of . , 2.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
