Rotenboden | |
Address: | Zermatt, Valais |
Country: | Switzerland |
Coordinates: | 45.9844°N 7.7653°W |
Elevation: | 2815m (9,236feet) |
Line: | Gornergrat railway |
Map Type: | Switzerland |
Rotenboden 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 2815m (9,236feet) above mean sea level, it is the second highest open-air railway station in Europe, after the Gornergrat railway station, on the same line.[1] [2] [3]
From the railway station a trail leads to the Monte Rosa Hut, across the Gorner Glacier.[4]