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Gornergrat

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The observatory at the summit of Gornergrat was built on top of the Kulmhotel Gornergrat in the late 1960' and is most notably equipped with a 600 mm telescope built by
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cable car, was the highest mountain station in Zermatt. At the west side of the Gorner Ridge, nearby the
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and offers a view of more than 20 four-thousand metre peaks, whose highest are
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List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport
442:. The key col is located east of the summit at 3,085 metres. 475:"Stellarium Gornergrat - Public astronomical observatory" 243:; 3,135 m (10,285 ft)) is a rocky ridge of the 966: 267:(3,090 m (10,140 ft)) and the summit is the 263:, the highest open-air railway in Europe. Between the 903: 789: 653: 565: 220: 206: 196: 186: 145: 137: 129: 124: 85: 73: 63: 53: 43: 38: 21: 452:Stockhorn lifts on Seilbahn Nostalgie (in German) 275:is hosted in the Gornergrat South Observatory. 986: 543: 283:It is located about three kilometers east of 8: 463:End of Gornergrat tram service - Funimag.com 993: 979: 550: 536: 528: 18: 291:. The Gornergrat is located between the 259:. It can be reached from Zermatt by the 427: 342:(3,275 m (10,745 ft)) to the 33:Summit of Gornergrat with observatory 7: 947: 945: 226:Swiss Federal Office of Topography 1027:Tourist attractions in Switzerland 965:. 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Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Monte Rosa
Coordinates
45°59′00″N 07°47′05″E / 45.98333°N 7.78472°E / 45.98333; 7.78472
Gornergrat is located in Switzerland
Valais
Switzerland
Parent range
Pennine Alps
Topo map
swisstopo
Pennine Alps
Gorner Glacier
Zermatt
Switzerland
Gornergrat rack railway (GGB)
Gornergrat railway station
Kulm Hotel
“Stellarium Gornergrat”
Zermatt
Valais
Gornergletscher
Findelgletscher
Dufourspitze
Monte Rosa
Liskamm
Matterhorn

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