Mittelallalin
Summit below the Allalinhorn in Switzerland
Mittelallalin
Location in Switzerland
The Mittelallalin (3,456 metres (11,339 ft)) is a minor summit below the Allalinhorn situated above Saas Fee. This place is well known for the revolving restaurant which is the highest in the world and a glacier cave.
Access
Mittelallalin can be reached easily by cable car from Saas Fee to the Felskinn intermediate station and finally to the top with the Metro Alpin, the highest funicular in the world.[1]
Ski and mountain-climbing
The Mittelallalin is also an all year round ski area (between 1,800 and 3,600 metres (5,900 and 11,800 ft) in winter, Fee Glacier in summer). From there the ascent of Allalinhorn 4,027 metres (13,212 ft) is very popular and can be done in just two hours.
See also
- List of ski areas and resorts in Switzerland
- Swiss Alps
References
- ^ Felix Gross (2011). Seilbahnlexikon: Technik, Relikte und Pioniere aus 150 Jahren Seilbahngeschichte (p. 51).
External links
- Saas Fee tourism
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