Aug 26 2024
Engelberger Rotstock 🏔️ Overview Engelberger Rotstock is a striking 2,818-meter mountain in the Urner Alps of Central Switzerland, rising above the high country between Engelberg and the Isenthal valley. The summit stands directly on the border between the cantons of Obwalden and Uri, surrounded by steep limestone terrain, lingering snowfields, alpine meadows, and a cluster …
Aug 25 2024
Wissigstock 🏔️ Overview Wissigstock is a rugged 2,887-meter (9,473-foot) mountain in the Uri Alps (Urner Alps) of central Switzerland. Rising high above the Engelberg Valley, the mountain stands directly on the boundary between the cantons of Obwalden and Uri, surrounded by a dramatic landscape of limestone ridges, alpine meadows, lingering snowfields, and small glaciers. Although …
Aug 24 2024
Uri Rotstock 🏔️ Overview Uri Rotstock is one of the most distinctive mountains of the northern Uri Alps in Central Switzerland. Rising to approximately 2,929 meters (9,610 feet), the mountain towers above the secluded Isenthal Valley and the southern arm of Lake Lucerne, known locally as Lake Uri or Urnersee. Its sharp, pyramidal summit is …
Aug 22 2024
Hinter Schloss 🏔️ Overview Hinter Schloss is a dramatic 3,000-meter summit in the Uri Alps of central Switzerland, rising above the alpine landscapes between Engelberg and the Reuss Valley. The peak forms the highest point of the broader Schlossberg massif, a rugged limestone mountain known for steep walls, remote approaches, and serious alpine climbing. Reaching …
Aug 21 2024
Gross Spannort 🏔️ Overview Gross Spannort is a dramatic 3,198-meter (10,492-foot) mountain in the Uri Alps of Central Switzerland. Rising between the famous mountain resort of Engelberg and the Reuss Valley, it is one of the most distinctive rocky summits in the region, with steep walls, jagged ridges, glaciers, and broad fields of permanent snow …
Aug 20 2024
Titlis 🏔️ Overview Titlis is one of the most recognizable mountains in Central Switzerland, rising to 3,238 meters (10,624 feet) in the Uri Alps. The summit stands on the boundary between the cantons of Obwalden and Bern, immediately south of the famous mountain resort of Engelberg. Unlike many 3,000-meter Alpine peaks, Titlis is accessible to …
Aug 19 2024
Chli Sustenhorn 🏔️ Overview Chli Sustenhorn is a rugged 3,000-meter summit in the Uri Alps of central Switzerland, rising immediately north of the much higher Sustenhorn. Straddling the boundary between the cantons of Bern and Uri, the mountain forms part of the dramatic high-alpine landscape south of the Susten Pass, where glaciers, steep rock ridges, …
Aug 18 2024
Sustenhorn 🏔️ Overview Sustenhorn is a striking, heavily glaciated mountain in the Uri Alps of central Switzerland, rising to 3,502 meters (11,489 feet) on the border between the cantons of Bern and Uri. Located just south of the famous Susten Pass, it forms one of the most impressive high-alpine landscapes in this part of the …
Aug 17 2024
Eggstock 🏔️ Overview Eggstock is a high, glaciated mountain in the Uri Alps of Switzerland, rising to 3,554 meters (11,660 feet) along the border between the cantons of Uri and Valais. It forms the northern end of the great Dammastock chain, a rugged line of snow-covered summits surrounded by some of the most impressive glaciers …
Aug 16 2024
Schneestock Schneestock rises high in the glaciated heart of the Swiss Alps, standing immediately north of the better-known Dammastock on the border between the cantons of Uri and Valais. At approximately 3,608 meters (11,838 feet), it is the second-highest summit in the Urner Alps, surpassed only by neighboring Dammastock. Although Schneestock has relatively little topographic …
