Peapix

  • Bing Gallery
  • Extension
Peapix
Bing Gallery
Extension
  • United States
    All
    Australia Canada China Germany France India Japan Spain United Kingdom United States Italy Brazil

Bing Gallery

Australia Canada China Germany France India Japan Spain United Kingdom United States Italy Brazil
  1. Home
  2. Bing Gallery
  3. United States
  4. 2018
  5. December 04
  6. Sphinx Observatory in Switzerland
arrow_back_ios arrow_forward_ios Sphinx Observatory in Switzerland

December 04, 2018

Sphinx Observatory in Switzerland

© Jan Greune/Alam

A peek at the peak. A viewer with a view

The Sphinx Observatory isn’t the highest astronomical observatory on earth, but it might feel like it to the lucky travelers who visit. To reach the observatory, they take a train up into the Swiss Alps, alight at Europe’s highest railway station, and ascend in an elevator tunneled inside the mountain. Once on top, stargazing is the academic focus, but visitors can take in sweeping views from the Sphinx’s 11,716-foot vantage. On either side are the Jungfrau and the Mönch, both members of the ‘four-thousander’ club—mountains that tower at least 4,000 meters (that’s 13,123 feet) above sea level.

snow outdoor mountain sky nature skiing covered person slope winter ski adventure

Related Images

Adélie penguins on an iceberg, AntarcticaAdélie penguins on an iceberg, Antarctica
Kinder Scout at sunrise, Peak District National Park, EnglandKinder Scout at sunrise, Peak District National Park, England
Skier at Bernina Pass, Graubünden, SwitzerlandSkier at Bernina Pass, Graubünden, Switzerland
Climber on Denali, Denali National Park, AlaskaClimber on Denali, Denali National Park, Alaska
Maloja, SwitzerlandMaloja, Switzerland
Beverley Westwood Common, East Yorkshire, EnglandBeverley Westwood Common, East Yorkshire, England
Saint Nicholas Day in Verbier, SwitzerlandSaint Nicholas Day in Verbier, Switzerland
Ski touring in the High Tauern mountain range near Bad Gastein, AustriaSki touring in the High Tauern mountain range near Bad Gastein, Austria

Today on Bing

Male white rhinoceroses, Lake Nakuru, Kenya

Male white rhinoceroses, Lake Nakuru, Kenya

Dec 04, 2024
A mother cheetah and her cubs in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

A mother cheetah and her cubs in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Dec 04, 2023
Elephants near Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Elephants near Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Dec 04, 2022
Mother cheetah and her cub in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Mother cheetah and her cub in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Dec 04, 2021
African savanna elephants in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa

African savanna elephants in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa

Dec 04, 2020

Related Tags

snow skiing nature outdoor ice sky mountain slope snowboarding landscape winter cold day tree covered valley glacial landform nunatak massif frozen
Share photo
Share
Pin
Tweet
Line
  • © 2025 Peapix.com
  • API
  • App
  • Privacy
The images are provided for wallpaper use only.