Switzerland: Gornergrat - Views From The Top
Apr 9, 2021 14:31:12 #
After a beautiful ride up the mountain we arrived at the top of Gornergrat. Taking photos from the observation deck was much easier than leaning out the train window to capture the magnificent landscapes. Here's a description from the Zermatt Activities website: https://www.zermatt.ch/en/Media/Attractions/Gornergrat
"The Gornergrat (3,089 m) is one of those places that everyone should visit at least once in a lifetime. The mountain panorama and the glorious view of the Matterhorn are unforgettable. With its sunny observation platform accessible all year, the Gornergrat, at an altitude of 3,089 m, has been one of Switzerland’s top excursion destinations since 1898. The Gornergrat Bahn was the world’s first fully electrified cog railway. Today it is a modern, eco-friendly railway, equipped with a regenerative braking system that generates electricity on the descent and so saves energy. Thus the energy for one to two new mountain drives is won by three downhill drives.
Europe’s highest open-air cog railway brings passengers direct from Zermatt station (1,620 m) to the summit of the Gornergrat, 365 days a year. The ride takes 33 minutes and requires a vertical climb of 1,469 m. The line leads on 9.4 kilometres over dramatic bridges, through galleries and tunnels, across forests of larch and Swiss stone pine, and past rocky ravines and mountain lakes
The panorama is among the finest in the world. The views take in the Monte Rosa massif with Switzerland’s highest peak (Dufourspitze, 4,634 m); the second-largest glacier in the Alps, the Gorner Glacier; and a total of 29 mountains above 4,000 m, including, of course, the Matterhorn in all its glory. At the summit station on the Gornergrat, visitors find Europe’s highest-altitude hotel: the 3100 Kulmhotel Gornergrat. Facilities include a restaurant, astronomical observatory and attractive shops. Spending the night here is a wonderful experience."
For additional images, please see my previous posts :
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-691712-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-692091-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-692312-1.html
I hope you enjoy these images taken from this beautiful spot. Please try the downloads.
Mark
"The Gornergrat (3,089 m) is one of those places that everyone should visit at least once in a lifetime. The mountain panorama and the glorious view of the Matterhorn are unforgettable. With its sunny observation platform accessible all year, the Gornergrat, at an altitude of 3,089 m, has been one of Switzerland’s top excursion destinations since 1898. The Gornergrat Bahn was the world’s first fully electrified cog railway. Today it is a modern, eco-friendly railway, equipped with a regenerative braking system that generates electricity on the descent and so saves energy. Thus the energy for one to two new mountain drives is won by three downhill drives.
Europe’s highest open-air cog railway brings passengers direct from Zermatt station (1,620 m) to the summit of the Gornergrat, 365 days a year. The ride takes 33 minutes and requires a vertical climb of 1,469 m. The line leads on 9.4 kilometres over dramatic bridges, through galleries and tunnels, across forests of larch and Swiss stone pine, and past rocky ravines and mountain lakes
The panorama is among the finest in the world. The views take in the Monte Rosa massif with Switzerland’s highest peak (Dufourspitze, 4,634 m); the second-largest glacier in the Alps, the Gorner Glacier; and a total of 29 mountains above 4,000 m, including, of course, the Matterhorn in all its glory. At the summit station on the Gornergrat, visitors find Europe’s highest-altitude hotel: the 3100 Kulmhotel Gornergrat. Facilities include a restaurant, astronomical observatory and attractive shops. Spending the night here is a wonderful experience."
For additional images, please see my previous posts :
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-691712-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-692091-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-692312-1.html
I hope you enjoy these images taken from this beautiful spot. Please try the downloads.
Mark
Looking back from the train as we enter the Gornergrat Station.
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A view of Gorner Glacier, the Monte Rosa massif, and the major tributary of the Gorner Glacier
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Apr 9, 2021 14:44:21 #
UTMike wrote:
Magnificent detail, Mark!
Thanks so much Mike. I appreciate!
Apr 9, 2021 14:45:06 #
kpmac wrote:
Awesome once again, Mark. Great set.
Thanks very much Ken. I always appreciate your kind words.
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Apr 9, 2021 18:58:06 #
I hope you’re not tired of me saying “the downloads are fabulous”; you’ll need to go someplace less magnificent if you want less of a reaction. 🙂
Apr 9, 2021 19:01:31 #
joehel2 wrote:
I hope you’re not tired of me saying “the downloads are fabulous”; you’ll need to go someplace less magnificent if you want less of a reaction. 🙂
Thanks so much Joe. I will never tire of your most generous comments!
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Cwilson341 wrote:
Wonderful landscape series! Well done.
Thanks very much Carol. I really appreciate the compliment.
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Apr 10, 2021 00:30:43 #
srfmhg wrote:
After a beautiful ride up the mountain we arrived ... (show quote)
Mark, one word: Spectacular!
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