Schwarzsee (Zermatt)
Schwarzsee with St Mary of the Snow, left behind by Dent Blanche, Äbihorn and Arben Horn
The Schwarzsee is a mountain ridge above Zermatt in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies north of the Matterhorn at an altitude of 2,583 m above sea level. And is reachable from M. Furi and of Furgg ago. In his view area, the Monte Rosa massif, the Mischabelgruppe, the Dent Blanche lie, the White Horn and the Matterhorn. Namesake of the ridge is the same small mountain lake with an area of less than 0.1 km ², of which lie the chapel " Maria zum Schnee " and the mountain station of the Schwarzsee web. Schwarzsee is a starting point for the ascent of the Matterhorn as well as hikes to Hörnlihütte, which is reached in about 2 hours. Previously Schwarzsee was only accessible by ski lifts and cable cars smallest. Meanwhile, the old lifts were replaced by a modern gondola during the restoration efforts of the Zermatt mountain railways. In the tourism industry will be the place where the sun reaches the morning as the first in the Zermatt ski resort, as Schwarzsee paradise marketed.