Blauherd, Mountain station in Valais, Switzerland

Blauherd is an alp above the tree line on a sun terrace at 2,580 m, about 4 km east of Zermatt. Its typical alpine meadows hold numerous protected plants, and the terrain rises steeply eastward toward the Unterrothorn as vegetation thins. A gondola and an underground funicular from Zermatt, a panorama cable car to the Unterrothorn and two chairlifts meet here, making it a key junction of the ski area.

Blauherd is an alp above the treeline on a sun terrace that also takes in Sunnegga below. It is reached from Zermatt by an underground funicular to Sunnegga and then a gondola, and a panoramic cable car continues from Blauherd up to the Unterrothorn. A six-seat chairlift from Gant, connecting with the Hohtälli, and another chairlift from Patrullarve also end at Blauherd, making it one of the main junctions of the Zermatt ski area.

Blauherd lies on a sun terrace above the tree line that also takes in the lower alp of Sunnegga. A marmot trail has been laid out nearby to show visitors how the alpine animals live, and a large population of marmots lives on and around Blauherd. In summer the alp is tied into the hiking network around Zermatt, in winter into the slopes.

Blauherd is reached from Zermatt by an underground funicular to Sunnegga, then a gondola; a panorama cable car continues to Unterrothorn. A six-seat chairlift links Gant and Hohtälli, and another chairlift comes up from Patrullarve. In summer the hiking network around Zermatt starts here; in winter the slopes connect directly.

Blauherd is one of the main hubs of the Zermatt ski area: four cableways meet here, including the underground funicular from Zermatt via Sunnegga, a gondola, the panoramic cable car to Unterrothorn, and a six-seat chairlift from Gant linking to Hohtälli. In summer the hiking network around Zermatt passes through.