View to Matterhorn from Stelli Lake, Switzerland

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Switzerland View to Matterhorn from Stelli Lake

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This is the most iconic and famous spot to photograph the famous Matterhorn Mountain (I call it Toblerone Mountain).
Every Landscape Photographer in Switzerland has one of these iconic shots (I think). The Nature in location is just glory and you can see the potential of Switzerland's beauty…

<b>Behind the Scenes</b> | photo was taken at 09.09.2018, 07:21 by <a href="/@fabio-milanesi">Fabio Milanesi</a>

Photography Tips

Stellisee is the best one for getting a nice picture of the Matterhorn.
Sleep in a nearby alpine hut to be at the lake in time for sunset/sunrise. Or you go there during sunset to have the best light of the Matterhorn... It is better to go from Monday-Friday because Saturdays and Sundays are very packet.
It is often windy so not always will get the peak reflection on the lake (as it happened to me that day of this picture:D)

Travel Information

You get there from Zermatt via cable car and then hiking a bit (a bit steep at some moments) but all rewarded!

Spot Type Outdoor

Crowd Factor A decent amount of people

Best Timing Sunrise in summer

Sunrise & Sunset 08:07 - 16:50 | current local time: 05:44

Photo Themes alpine Alps Hiking Lake Landscape Matterhorn mont Mountain Mountains night photography nightscape reflection rock climbing rocks See snow stars Stones Trail travel Water Reflections

Locations Alps Zermatt Matterhorn Stelli See stellisee

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Laurian Muresan 08.12.2020

The lake in the picture is Stellisee Lake. You can hike from Zermatt (which i would recommend, its a 2.5 hour hike up and 2 hours down) or you can take the gondola.

Adelheid Smitt verified

11.06.2020

A beautiful spot, but what is the point of posting it here without location info?

Hanaa Turkistani 02.03.2020

fantastic shot

Valerii Petrov 19.09.2019

I am sorry, but this is just an useless picture without a travel info.

Adelheid Smitt verified

11.06.2020

I agree! Would like to go there but what's the point of placing it on Locationscout without info on how to get there.

Pustefix2109 06.01.2019

Great Scenery! Is camping allowed in CH? (If only for a night) :-)

Teguh Iwan 29.06.2018

Wow, amazing shoot. I'm planning to go there on September 2018. Is it possible to get sunrise in autumn ?

Peter Luxem 15.04.2018

Looks great, how to get there? Busy?

Reiner Boehme 28.02.2018

Great location. The large rock on the left including its reflection steals the show.

Michael Keil 27.04.2017

Is it legal to bring your tent up there?

Caetano Chappuis 27.04.2017

Yeah it is. In Switzerland it's allowed to camp anywhere above 2000 m.. the see it's about 2300m high. I did camp there and nobody had complained about it. Be aware that the nights are freezing:-) Have fun

Caetano Chappuis 27.04.2017

Sorry also forgot going higher than 2800 m is forbidden at Zermatt... you could be fined up to 5000 swiss francs :-( just keep that in mind

Michael Keil 27.04.2017

Thanks for the info. I rechecked with the official Zermatt page, there they say it's not allowed. http://www.zermatt.ch/Media/Artikel/Freies-Campieren I'm confused

Caetano Chappuis 27.04.2017

Yeah me to know...I campt there and there was like 10 other people camping there also.. probably you need to buy a permission... I will check more about it and tell you later..... sorry for the confusion

Caetano Chappuis 27.04.2017 , edited

So check this map. https://map.geo.admin.ch/?lang=de&layers=ch.bafu.wrz-wildruhezonen_portal,ch.bafu.bundesinventare-auen,ch.bafu.bundesinventare-hochmoore,ch.bafu.bundesinventare-flachmoore_regional,ch.bafu.bundesinventare-flachmoore,ch.bafu.bundesinventare-jagdbanngebiete,ch.bafu.schutzgebiete-schweizerischer_nationalpark&layers_opacity=0.9,0.75,0.75,0.75,0.75,0.75,0.75&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe&zoom=4&X=93277.12&Y=623492.21&topic=ech¨ The map is official from Switzerland

Caetano Chappuis 27.04.2017

So .... After a lot of research on this topic, I found out it's actually forbidden to camp at stellisee, but they can tolerate it. The Alternative is to stay at the hotel up there. It's a very nice one and not far at all from the Stellisee (3min walk). Or you can ask for an Authorization under: Zermatt Tourismus Bahnhofplatz 5 Postfach 247 3920 Zermatt Tel. +41 (0)27 966 81 00 Fax +41 (0)27 966 81 01 [email protected] So I have camped there and didn't have any problems (there was like 10 other people also camping). So I think it's camping under your own risk not getting caught. I hope I could help you

Michael Keil 27.04.2017

You helped me a lot. Thanks for your effort :-)

Avinash Jain 21.01.2017

please let me know if it is possible to reach here by Car from Zermatt?

Jakob Kühne 01.02.2018

Even if the answer comes a year later. The double entry of the spot indicates that it is not possible. Read it here: https://www.locationscout.net/switzerland/5232-the-chocolate-mountain

Avinash Jain 01.02.2018

Thanks Jakob... was there in July but couldn't make to this place

Jakob Kühne 01.02.2018

I'm sorry to hear that. Unfortunately, I haven't even made it to Zermatt yet. But it's relatively high on my list. I hope you had a nice time around there. I also want to see the glacier in Zermatt.

Avinash Jain 01.02.2018

yes it was good... would have been great i could have made it to this place...

Chris Hopkins 10.03.2016

Awesome shot - this is one of my favourite places to visit at any time.

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Switzerland View to Matterhorn from Stelli Lake

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