Monte Rosa is one of the high mountains surrounding the Matter Valley south of Stalden. On the southwest to west are Liskamm, Zwillinge with Castor and Pollux, the Breithorn and the Matterhorn; on the north are the Weisshorn and the Dom. The Gornergrat summit, lying on the north-west at , is a popular view point of the massif, since it is accessible by train from Zermatt, using the highest open air railway line in Europe.