An Alpine landscape park in the Upper Valais shaped by mountains, minerals, and traditional mountain farming.
Landschaftspark Binntal
Landschaftspark Binntal is a regional nature park of national importance in the Swiss Alps, located in the Upper Valais (Oberwallis) of Switzerland. The park encompasses the catchment area of the Binna river and stretches across the southern flank of the Rhone valley, including villages such as Binn, Ernen, and Grengiols. Its terrain rises from the floor of the Rhone valley deep into the high Alps along the Italian border, framed by the peaks of the Monte Leone and Blinnenhorn group.
The park protects a diverse Alpine cultural landscape where ancient larch settlements, alpine pastures, mineral-rich mountain flanks, and remote high valleys coexist. It is recognized both as a national BLN landscape and as a designated Regionaler Naturpark, joining nature protection with the continuation of traditional mountain agriculture. The area is also internationally known for its exceptional mineralogical heritage, including the famous Lengenbach quarry.
Landschaftspark Binntal stands out for combining ecological diversity with a living cultural landscape. Flachmoore, dry meadows, stone pine forests, alpine pastures, glacier forelands, and small mountain lakes create a mosaic of habitats supporting many Red List species, alongside farming traditions that have shaped the valley for centuries.
