Gletsch

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

Map of Gletsch, 3999 Obergoms, Switzerland

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.