Aletsch Glacier
The largest glacier in the Alps, about 23 kilometres long, formed where four smaller glaciers meet at Konkordiaplatz, where the ice is up to 905 metres thick. It is part of the Jungfrau-Aletsch UNESCO World Heritage Site, seen best from the ridges above Fiesch and Riederalp.
- Where
- Fiesch, Valais, Switzerland
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 46.4422, 8.0772
Get the Aletsch Glacier stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Aletsch Glacier. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Valais volume with your photos and a note.
Near Aletsch Glacier
Sphinx Observatory 14 km
An astronomical observatory perched on a rocky summit at 3,571 metres, one of the highest in the world. A lift bored through the mountain carries visitors up from the Jungfraujoch station to its terrace, which looks straight down the Aletsch Glacier.
Jungfrau 14 km
A 4,158 metre summit of the Bernese Alps on the line between the cantons of Bern and Valais. With the Eiger and the Mönch it forms a great wall of rock and ice above the Bernese Oberland, one of the most familiar sights in the Swiss Alps.
Jungfraujoch 14 km
A glacier saddle at 3,463 metres between the Jungfrau and the Mönch, sitting on the upper snows of the Aletsch Glacier. A railway tunnels up through the Eiger to reach it, ending at the highest railway station in Europe.
Eiger 16 km
A 3,967 metre mountain whose north face rises more than 3,000 metres above the valleys of Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen. It is the eastern end of the ridge that runs across the Mönch to the Jungfrau, and its dark north wall is one of the most famous climbs in the Alps.
Kleine Scheidegg 18 km
A mountain pass at 2,061 metres right beneath the Eiger, where the trains from Grindelwald and Wengen meet the Jungfrau Railway. Its name means minor watershed, since it only divides the two arms of the Lütschine river.
Trümmelbach Falls 19 km
Ten waterfalls inside a mountain in the Lauterbrunnen Valley, carrying glacier meltwater from the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau down about 140 metres. Tunnels, galleries and stairways have let visitors climb beside the roaring water since the late 19th century.
Staubbach Falls 21 km
A waterfall that drops 297 metres from a hanging valley over sheer cliffs just west of Lauterbrunnen village. Much of the water turns to spray before it reaches the bottom, which is where the name, dust stream, comes from.
Männlichen 22 km
A 2,343 metre mountain between the valleys of Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen, reached by cable car from both sides. The ridge is a natural balcony facing the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, and the start of a gentle walk down to Kleine Scheidegg.
Questions
Where is Aletsch Glacier?
Aletsch Glacier is in Fiesch, Valais, Switzerland. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sphinx Observatory (14 km), Jungfrau (14 km), Jungfraujoch (14 km).
How do I get the Aletsch Glacier stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Aletsch Glacier and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Valais volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Aletsch Glacier before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Valais volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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