Chrome horn
| Chrome horn | ||
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| height | 1254 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Canton border Nidwalden / Obwalden , Switzerland | |
| Mountains | Pilatus massif | |
| Coordinates | 664 179 / 203088 | |
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| rock | lower Schrattenkalk | |
The Chrummhorn is an elevation in the east ridge of the Pilatus massif on the border between the Swiss cantons of Nidwalden and Obwalden . The summit with a height of 1254 m above sea level. M. offers wonderful views of the Vierwaldstätter and Alpnachersee , as well as a beautiful view of the Emmental Alps and the Unterwaldner Voralpen .
reachability
The Chrummhorn is climbed from the Renggpass to the east or from the Tellenfadlücke to the west . Follow the marked hiking trail on the east ridge of the Pilatus massif to the south under the summit. A marker (red point) shows the steep ascent to the highest point, where a summit cross with a summit book awaits the hikers.
etymology
The freestanding mountain peak, which breaks off steeply to the north and west, deserves the name «Horn» . Because the summit is slightly overhanging to the west and forms a geological fold , the addition "Chrumm" ( Alemannic for crooked ) was added. This can be seen particularly well when looking from the north, the Hergiswilerseite .
geology
The Chrummhorn is built from a steep piece of Unterer Schrattenkalk , which weathered from the eastern limb of a fold inclined to the west. That is why the summit also slopes to the west and is slightly overhanging in this direction - this is where the older, more easily eroded Drusberg strata follow .