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9-861: The Vispa collects the waters from the Mattertal (formed by the Matter Vispa) and the Saastal (formed by the Saaser Vispa), the two highest valleys in Switzerland and the Pennine Alps . Both valleys have mountains over 4,500 metres (14,800 ft) above sea level, the highest being Monte Rosa , the Dom and the Weisshorn , and include numerous glaciers, large and small. As a result, the river

18-518: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Switzerland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mattertal The Matter Valley (German: Mattertal , or sometimes Nikolaital ) is located in southwestern Switzerland , south of the Rhone valley in the canton of Valais . The village of Zermatt is the most important settlement of

27-713: Is characterized by a glacial regime , similarly to the Massa , another nearby affluent of the Rhône. The Matter Vispa is the longest of the two branches. It is over 30 kilometres (19 mi) long, from the mouth of the Gorner Glacier to Stalden. It comprehends small but numerous affluents, notably the Gornera, Zmuttbach, Triftbach and Findelbach, all around Zermatt , but also the Täschbach and Schalibach, near Täsch , and

36-856: The Mattmarksee , an artificial lake located near its source, and notably collect the waters from the Fee Glacier (through the Feeru Vispa), near Saas-Fee . The Vispa proper, forming the Vispertal (German: Visp valley), constitutes the shortest section. It is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long and flows from Stalden, at an elevation of about 720 metres (2,360 ft) to the Rhône at Visp and near Baltschieder , at an elevation of about 640 metres (2,100 ft). 46°18′07″N 7°52′12″E  /  46.302°N 7.870°E  / 46.302; 7.870 This Valais location article

45-400: The talweg and the summits on both side reaches over 3 km. The total length of the valley is about 40 km. Zermatt (1,600 m), with approx. 5,600 inhabitants, is the largest and highest town in the valley. St. Niklaus follows with 2,400 inhabitants. Between them are located the smaller villages of Täsch and Randa . The villages of Grächen , Embd and Törbel are located above

54-676: The Riedbach, near St. Niklaus . The Matter Vispa (and Vispa) is closely followed by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn , a railway connecting Zermatt to Visp. The Saaser Vispa is second-longest affluent of the Vispa. It is about 30 kilometres (19 mi) long, from Monte Moro Pass to Stalden. It comprehends only a few short affluents, the largest being the Furggbach, converging near Saas-Almagell . The Saaser Vispa flows through

63-595: The high summits south of Zermatt ( Monte Rosa , Matterhorn ) on the border with Italy . The upper side is glaciated, the second largest glacier of the Alps , the Gorner Glacier lies at the foot of Monte Rosa (4,634 m), while the Zmutt Glacier lies at the foot of the Matterhorn (4,478 m). Around the village of Randa are located the Weisshorn (4,505 m) and the Dom (4,545 m). The difference of height between

72-656: The valley, which is surrounded by many four-thousanders, including the Matterhorn . Located in the Pennine Alps , the Matter Valley is drained by the Matter Vispa , a tributary of the Rhone . The valley itself ends at Stalden where it meets the Saas Valley . The resulting Visp Valley continues for a few kilometres until it reaches the town of Visp on the young river Rhone. The valley starts between

81-412: The valley. Stalden , located at the end of the valley, is the lowest village (800 m). Since the end of the nineteenth century the upper end of the valley is connected by rail from Visp ( Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn ). If the main road connect Zermatt from Visp, it cannot be used between Täsch and Zermatt, the latter being completely car-free. Since 1930 the valley is directly connected to St. Moritz by

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