High tower
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 East wall of Braunwald from |
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| height | 2666 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Switzerland , Canton of Schwyz | |
| Mountains | Schwyz Alps | |
| Dominance | 1 km → Ortstock | |
| Notch height | 271 m ↓ Furggele | |
| Coordinates | 714 015 / 198682 | |
| Topo map | map.wanderland.ch | |
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The Höch tower , also called Höchturm , is 2666 m above sea level. M. high mountain in the Schwyz Alps in the Swiss canton of Schwyz .
Location and surroundings
The Höch Turm is located in the southern part of the canton of Schwyz in the municipality of Muotathal . It is the highest mountain in a mountain range that separates the Glattalp with the Glattalpsee ( 1853 m above sea level ) from the Charetalp . The next higher mountain is 2717 m above sea level. M. high Ortstock , which is about 1 km southeast. Ortstock and Höch tower are through the 2395 m above sea level. M. high pass Furggele , which connects the Glattalp with the Linth valley.
Routes to the summit
From the Glattalphütte ( 1896 m above sea level ) an alpine hike with difficulty level T6 on the SAC hiking scale takes four to five hours over the west ridge to the summit of the Höch Turm. An ascent from the Ortstockhaus ( 1772 m above sea level ) is also possible in five hours . Climbing tours are also possible.
Web links
- Höch Tower on GeoFinder.ch
- Webcam with a view of Ortstock and Höch Tower
Individual evidence
- ↑ GeoFinder.ch Furggele (Pass) , accessed on November 16, 2013.
- ↑ a b mountain portal: touring guide Höch Turm, 2666 m ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.2 MB), as of October 18, 2012, accessed on November 16, 2013.
- ^ A b Alois Draxler (Ed.): Alpenverein-Hütten Volume 3 Western Alps Switzerland Italy France , 2nd edition, Bergverlag Rother, Munich, ISBN 3-7633-8091-4 .
