Dam stick
| Dam stick | ||
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 Dammastock from the north, from the Schneestock |
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| height | 3630 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Border canton Valais / Canton Uri , Switzerland | |
| Mountains | Uri Alps | |
| Dominance | 21.8 km → Rosenhorn | |
| Notch height | 1466 m ↓ Grimsel Pass | |
| Coordinates | 675 009 / 166 009 | |
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| First ascent | July 28, 1864 by Albert Hoffmann-Burkhardt with the guides Johann Fischer and Andreas v. Weissenfluh | |
At 3630.3 m, the Dammastock is the highest peak in the Uri Alps in Switzerland . It is the highest mountain in the canton of Uri and the highest point in Central Switzerland .
As the highest peak of the winter mountain, it towers over the Rhone Glacier and the Göschenertal . If it is very difficult to access from the north (climbing difficulty III-IV), then from the south, from the Rhone Glacier, easy glacier slopes lead to the summit. The Dammagletscher begins below the eastern flank and extends to the east as a wide field of firn .
On the south ridge of Moss Stocks, east of Dammastock and Dammagletscher , located at an altitude of 2,438 m , the Dammahütte .
In spring, a long, well-traveled ski tour from the Hotel Belvédère is ideal , while in summer the beautiful, easy and lonely crossing from the Trifthütte to the Furka Pass is ideal .
The first ascent of the Dammastock was made on July 28, 1864 by Albert Hoffmann-Burkhardt and the two guides Johann Fischer and Andreas v. Weissenfluh carried out.
