Grünsee

The water of the Grünsee (“green lake”) is indeed green, but rather cold as it is fed by the surrounding mountain springs. Geology enthusiasts will find a variety of interesting rock formations here in a former glacial landscape. The alpine flora is particularly rich, with small patches of moorland. / Wealth of alpine flora / Photo subjects: many 4,000-metre peaks including the Weisshorn, Matterhorn, Obergabelhorn / Accessible via Gornergrat Bahn cog railway (Riffelalp or Riffelberg station)
 / Accessible via Rothorn (Sunnegga or Rothorn stations) / No dedicated swimming facilities / Reading / “Alpine flowers around Zermatt”, by Hanspeter Steidle, published by edition punktuell, Herisau, 2009. Bilingual German/English, ISBN 978-3-905724-15-8