Johann Heinrich Wüest: Der Rhonegletscher, c. 1795

The Rhône Glacier is the source of the Rhone River in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Length 800 km Elevation of the source 1753 m Average discharge 1800 m³/ s Area watershed 100,200 km² Origin Rhône glacier Mouth Mediterranean Sea Basin countries Switzerland, France The River Rhône ( Latin Rhodanus, French Rhône, Occitan Rose, German Rotten) is one of the major rivers (ca. ... The Valais (also known in German as Wallis) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the south-western part of the country, in the Pennine Alps around the valley of the Rhone River from its springs to Lake Geneva. ...

It is located near the Grimsel Pass. The Grimsel Pass is a Swiss alpine pass between the valley of the Rhone River in the canton of Valais and the eastern part of Switzerland. ...