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.
1. View of the Matterhorn shortly after leaving the station
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2. Magnificent view of the Matterhorn from the Gornergrat bahn
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3. Matterhorn from the Riffelberg station, second of the four train stations on the Gornergrat bahn
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4 & 5. Views of the surrounding mountains from the Riffelberg station
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6. The Gornergrat Bahn
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7. The Gornergrat Station and Matterhorn
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8. The Gornergrat station and the Kulmhotel Gornergrat, the highest hotel in the Swiss Alps
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9. View of the Breithorn (4,164m) and the Matterhorn from the viewing platform
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10. 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
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11. Close up view of the Dufourspitze and Liskamm
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12. Close up view of the Liskamm and Breithorn
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13. Close up view of the Matterhorn
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14. Panorama west from the viewing platform. The four peaks from left to right are Ober Gabelhorn (4,063m), Wellenkuppe (3,903m), Zinalrothorn (4,221m) and Weisshorn (4,505m). On the extreme right is Zermatt on the valley floor.
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15. Zoom in view of mountain snow
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16. The peaks of Breithorn and Ober Gabelhorn
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17. Matterhorn and ice formation
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18. Matterhorn and ski station
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