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The name of Zermatt, as well as that of the Matterhorn itself, derives from the alpine meadows, or matten (in German), in the valley. The name appeared first as Zur Matte ("at the meadow") and became later Zermatt. It does not appear until 1495 on a map or 1546 in a text, but may have been employed long before.
Zermatt: Highest mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club: Bivacco Città di Gallarate* Mountain hut: 3,960 m (12,992 ft) Valais: Zermatt: Gobba di Rollin: Ski lift terminus: 3,899 m (12,792 ft) Valais: Zermatt: Highest ski lift in Europe Klein Matterhorn: Observation deck: 3,883 m (12,740 ft) Valais: Zermatt: Highest observation deck in Europe ...
Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; ... Riffelsee is an alpine lake above the town of Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Geography
It is located about three kilometers east of Zermatt in the Swiss canton of Valais.The Gornergrat is located between the Gornergletscher and Findelgletscher and offers panoramic views of 29 mountains above 4,000 m (13,123 ft), whose highest are Dufourspitze (in the large Monte Rosa massif), Liskamm, Matterhorn, Dom and Weisshorn.
The station is situated west of the Gornergrat, in the Swiss municipality of Zermatt and canton of Valais. At an altitude of 2,815 m (9,236 ft) above mean sea level , it is the second highest open-air railway station in Europe, after the Gornergrat railway station , on the same line.
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The Moosjisee (also Mossjesee, Mosjesee, Moosjesee) is an artificial reservoir in the Findeltal valley above Zermatt in the Swiss canton of Valais. The lake is located at an elevation of 2,139 m (7,018 ft) slightly north of the Findelbach river. Swimming is not allowed due to safety reasons. [1]