SWITZERLAND: Riffelberg 2582m station (Gornergrat Railway), Zermatt 4K

Riffelberg is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat. The station is situated west of the Gornergrat, in the Swiss municipality of Zermatt and canton of Valais.
At an altitude of 2,582 m (8,471 ft), it is the third highest station on the line and, considering only open-air railway stations, the third highest in Switzerland and Europe as well.
The name Riffelberg refers to the high slopes below the Gornergrat.
Hotel Riffelberg is located near the station. It was Zermatt’s first mountain hotel. It opened in 1855 as the Riffelhaus, later changing its name to the Hotel Riffelberg - as it is still called today. As the Gornergrat Bahn had not yet been built, people and mules had to carry up all the building materials. In the 19th century, the world’s most famous mountain climbers stayed here, along with many members of British high society. Zermatt’s tradition of mountain guiding also has its origins here.
September 17, 2023
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