Gletsch

Gletsch with the Furka (left) and Grimsel roads (right)

Gletsch (1,759 m) is a hamlet in the canton of Valais, located in the upper Rhone valley, a few kilometres south of the Rhone Glacier. It belongs to the municipality of Obergoms.

Gletsch lies at the crossroads of the Grimsel Pass (leading to the Bernese Oberland) and the Furka Pass (leading to Central Switzerland). The Gletsch railway station is operated by the Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway.

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Coordinates: 46°33′44″N 8°21′41″E / 46.56222°N 8.36139°E / 46.56222; 8.36139

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