High hand
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,_Schwarzenberg_(1286)_und_H%C3%B6chhand_(1314)_-_panoramio.jpg) Chrinnenberggrat, Farner, Schwarzenberg and Höchhand seen from the Goldingertal |
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| height | 1314 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Tössbergland , Switzerland | |
| Mountains | Eastern Swiss Prealps | |
| Dominance | 3.4 km → Tweralpspitz | |
| Notch height | 311 m ↓ Unterhabrüti | |
| Coordinates | 716.51 thousand / 239687 | |
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| rock | Nagelfluh | |
The Höchhand is a mountain ( 1314 m above sea level ) in the Tössbergland , in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen . It forms the northern end of the Goldinger Valley (municipality of Eschenbach SG ). Foothills in a west-southwest direction are Schwarzeberg ( 1293 m above sea level ), Guntliberg ( 1223 m above sea level ) and Chrineberg ( 1171 m above sea level ). At the western end of the chain is the Fründsberg castle . The Farneralp excursion inn is located between Guntliberg and Chrineberg, with a ski lift from Oberholz (860–1170 m above sea level). In the north-west lies the Tössstock ( 1153 m above sea level ), in the northeast the Habrütispitz ( 1274 m above sea level ). The closest higher peak is the Tweralpspitz ( 1331 m above sea level ).