The Gornergrat (3089 m) is one of those places you have to visit once in your life. The mountain panorama and the unique view of the Matterhorn remain unforgettable. With its sunny viewing platform accessible all year round, the Gornergrat at 3089 m has been one of Switzerland's top excursion destinations since 1898. The Gornergrat Bahn was the first fully electrified rack railway in Switzerland.
On the south-western tip of the ridge is the Kulmhotel, which is the highest mountain hotel in Switzerland. Two astronomical observatories of the HFSJG (High Alpine Research Stations Jungfraujoch and Gornergrat) were built on the two towers of the mountain hotel in the late 1960s.
4478 metres high, striking and unmistakable, perfectly shaped like an Egyptian pyramid, it stands there, at the end of the Mattertal, in the middle of the Valais Alps: the Matterhorn. With the first ascent in 1865, the "Matterhorn myth" was born and quickly went around the world. The Matterhorn - the mountain of mountains. The most photographed mountain in the world. Myth and emblem for alpinists and photographers. The landmark and symbol of Switzerland.
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