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Gornergrat

Canton of Valais · Switzerland

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Gornergrat, Switzerland
Photo: Andrew Bossi, clipped and more contrast by Herzi Pinki, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
Year-round; summer for hiking, winter for skiing
Budget
$$$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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Gornergrat is a rocky ridge at 3,089 metres above Zermatt, reached by the highest open-air cogwheel railway in Europe. The summit terrace looks directly at the Matterhorn and across the second-largest glacial system in the Alps, the Monte Rosa-Gorner Glacier confluence. The 360-degree panorama encompasses 29 peaks above 4,000 metres, making this one of the most panoramically complete viewpoints accessible by rail in Switzerland.

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