Rigidalstock

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Rigidalstock
View from Rigidalstock to the south

View from Rigidalstock to the south

height 2593  m above sea level M.
location Canton border Nidwalden / Obwalden , Switzerland
Mountains Unterwaldner Voralpen
Dominance 1.18 km →  Gross Sättelistock
Notch height 120 m ↓  unnamed notch
Coordinates 674 801  /  189 479 coordinates: 46 ° 51 '8 "  N , 8 ° 25' 10"  O ; CH1903:  674,801  /  one hundred and eighty-nine thousand four hundred and seventy-nine
Rigidalstock (Canton of Nidwalden)
Rigidalstock
particularities Highest known cave in the canton of Obwalden

The Rigidalstock is a 2593 meter high mountain above the Brunnis in Engelbergertal in Switzerland .

location

The summit of the Rigidalstock lies on the canton border between Nidwalden and Obwalden . It belongs to the Unterwaldner Voralpen and thus to the Lucerne and Unterwaldner Voralpen (subsection 14.III of the SOIUSA classification).

Neighboring peaks in the north are the Walenstocks with up to 2572 m, in the east the Spitzmann with 2577 m and the Grosse Sättelistock with 2637 m.

The summit is marked with a summit cross.

Ascent

The Rigidalstock can be climbed on two via ferrata routes.

The Rigidalstockwand via ferrata leads past a small cave on the west wall to the summit. The cave with the name Adleraugeloch is the highest known cave in Obwalden at an altitude of 2505 m. The Rigidalstockwand via ferrata is rated K3-4 on the Hüsler scale.

The Rigidalstockgrat via ferrata leads up the sinful ridge to the summit. The via ferrata is classified as less difficult with K3 and is also the route down from the summit.

The via ferratas are closed in winter.

The Rigidalstockwand via ferrata
The Adleraugeloch cave at 2505 meters above sea level is the highest known cave in Obwalden and can be reached via the Rigidalstockwand via ferrata

Overview of the via ferratas on the Rigidalstock

Via ferrata level scale Approach Ascent descent Total
Brunnistöckli light K2 or B 15 minutes 45 min 20 min 1 h 20 min
Rigidalstock ridge medium K3 or B / C 90 min 60 min 90 min 4-4.5 h
Rigidalstock wall difficult K3-4 or C 90 min 90 min 90 min 4.5-5 h
Quiver ridge very difficult K4 or C / D 5 min 35 min 20 min 1 h

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