EUROPE 07-Day 07c-Switzerland-Zermatt-Gornergrat (24/04/07)

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Gornergrat (3,089m) is an alpine train station on the eastern mountain slope of the Zermatt valley. The station provides spectacular views of 29 four-thousand-meter peaks packed with snow and ice. The Gornegrat train station is just opposite of the Zermatt main train station. We went to Gornergrat in the afternoon after lunch.

View of the Matterhorn and Zermatt Valley shortly after leaving the ground station.


Magnificent view of the Matterhorn from the Gornergrat bahn.


Matterhorn from the Riffelberg station, second of the four train stations on the Gornergrat bahn.


Views of the surrounding mountains from the Riffelberg station.




The Gornergrat Station and Matterhorn.


View of the Breithorn (4,164m) and the Matterhorn from the viewing platform.


Panorama south from the viewing platform. The main peaks from left to right are Dufourspitze (4,634m), Liskamm (4,527m), Breithorn (4,164m) and Matterhorn. Also notice the small dark peak beside Briethorn which is the Klein Matterhorn.


Close up view of the Dufourspitze and Liskamm.


Close up view of the Liskamm and Breithorn.


Close up view of the Matterhorn.

Matterhorn and ice formation.


Matterhorn, setting sun and ski station.