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, with Abt rack system. It leads from Zermatt, Switzerland (1604 m), up to the Gornergrat (3089 m). The Gornergrat is a starting point for many hikes, as it lies surrounded by 29 peaks rising above 4,000 m in the Alps and several glaciers, including the Gorner Glacier (which is billed as the second longest glacier in the Alps) (...)

The Gornergrat is a ridge of the Pennine Alps, overlooking the Gorner Glacier to the south. It is reached by the Gornergratbahn from Zermatt. The tower of the Kulm hotel at 3,089 m hosts the Gornergrat Infrared Telescope. It is located about three kilometers east of Zermatt in the Swiss canton of Valais (...)

The Kölner Observatorium für SubMillimeter Astronomie (KOSMA) is a 3-m radio telescope located at 3,135 m on Gornergrat near Zermatt (Switzerland). It is operated by the [link I. Physikalisches Institut] (Cologne, Germany) and the [link Radioastronomisches Institut], University of Bonn (...)