Eggstock (Schwyzer Alps)

Eggstock
View from the west side
Highest point
PeakHinterer Eggstock
Elevation2,455 m (8,054 ft)
Prominence96 m (315 ft)[1]
Parent peakBös Fulen
Coordinates46°57′37″N 8°58′0″E / 46.96028°N 8.96667°E / 46.96028; 8.96667
Geography
Eggstock
Location in Switzerland
Eggstock
Location in the canton of Glarus
Eggstock
Location in the canton of Schwyz
CountrySwitzerland
CantonsGlarus / Schwyz
Parent rangeSchwyzer Alps
Topo mapSwiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

The Eggstock is a mountain of the Schwyzer Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Schwyz and Glarus, north of Braunwald. It lies on the range east of the Bös Fulen, between the valley of Bösbächi and the cirque of Braunwald and is composed of three summits: the Hinterer Eggstock (2,455 m [8,054 ft]), the Mittlerer Eggstock (2,436 m [7,992 ft]) and the Vorderer Eggstock (2,449 m [8,035 ft]).

See also

References

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located west of the summit at 2,359 metres (7,740 ft).

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