Fiescheralp (also known as ''Kühboden'', literally "cows' floor") is a locality in the 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 ...

, Switzerland, situated above

Fiesch Fiesch is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Nearby Fiescheralp is administered by Fiesch and is accessible by the Eggishorn lift. It has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site for its view o ...

at an elevation of above sea level. It is the highest of the three car-free resorts lying on the southern slopes of the

Eggishorn The Eggishorn is a mountain in the southeastern part of the Bernese Alps, located north of Fiesch in the Swiss canton of Valais. A cable car station is located on a secondary summit named ''Fiescherhorli'' (2,893 m), 500 metres south of the mai ...

range, the two other being

Riederalp Riederalp () is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was created in 2003 through the merger of Goppisberg, Greich and Ried-Mörel.Bettmeralp Bettmeralp is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Betten and Martisberg merged into the municipality of Bettmeralp.tree line The tree line is the edge of the habitat at which trees are capable of growing. It is found at high elevations and high latitudes. Beyond the tree line, trees cannot tolerate the environmental conditions (usually cold temperatures, extreme snow ...

. Administratively, it belongs to the municipality of Fiesch, the border with the municipality of

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running just west of the resort. Like the two other car-free resorts, Fiescheralp can be reached by an aerial tramway. The valley station is located in Fiesch at . From Fiescheralp another aerial tramway leads to the Eggishorn station at , which lies on the Fiescherhorli summit, near the Eggishorn. In winter Fiescheralp is part of the ski area named ''Aletsch Arena''.

References

External links

Official website
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