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Viewpoint Small bench at Höhbalmen

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One of the finest viewpoints in Zermatt – the little bench at Höhbalmen.

These views have to be earned: there’s no cable car up here. The viewpoint at 2,665 m reveals a breathtaking panorama: the north face of the Matterhorn with the Hörnligrat ridge and many other towering peaks above 4,000 m.

  • North face of the Matterhorn with Hörnligrat ridge
  • Breithorn
  • Liskamm ridge
  • Castor and Pollux
  • Monte Rosa massif
  • Rimpfischhorn
  • Gornergrat
  • Rothorn
  • Mischabel massif with Täschhorn and Dom

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2'621'537E 1'096'244N
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46.017401, 7.716727
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46°01'02.6"N 7°43'00.2"E
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32T 400664 5096781
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