Schwyz Prealps
| Schwyz Prealps | ||
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 Hoch-Ybrig with the Druesberg |
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| Highest peak | Hoch-Ybrig ( 2282 m above sea level ) | |
| location | Canton Schwyz , Canton Uri , Canton Zug Switzerland | |
| part of | Central Swiss Prealps | |
| Classification according to | Swiss Alpine Club | |
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| Coordinates | 696 088 / 215 329 | |
With Schwyzer Alps the part of is called central Swiss Alps in the canton of Schwyz . According to the Swiss Alpine Club , they are listed as the Schwyz Pre-Alps in an alpine guide together with the Unterwaldner Pre-Alps and the Lucerne Pre-Alps ( Pilatus-Schrattenflue chain ). Muotatal and Wägital are some well-known valleys in the Schwyz Pre-Alps.
division
The main subgroups are as follows:
- Group of Rossberg in the northwest bordering the canton of Zug
- Group of Rigi in the west bordering the Lake Lucerne
- Alptal mountains in the north
- Muotatal Alps
- Group around the Schächentaler Windgallen in the south
- the group around Aubrig and Etzel west of the Wägital
- the group around the Mutteristock east of the Wägital
- the Sihl Valley Alps in the headwaters of the Sihl
Delimitation according to SOIUSA
According to SOIUSA , the so-called Schwyzer and Urner Voralpen form subsection 14.IV. The southern parts of this classification belong to the canton of Uri .
They border on:
- In the north-west of the Mittelland
- In the northeast to the Appenzell and St. Gallen Pre-Alps bounded by the Linthal
- To the east on the Glarus Alps separated by Linthal , Klöntal , Pragelpass , Bisistal
- In the south on the Osturner Alps bordered by the Schächental
- In the southwest of the Urner Alps separated by the Reuss
- In the west to the Lucerne Pre-Alps , separated by Lake Lucerne.
The main peaks
According to SOIUSA , the following mountains are in the Schwyz Pre-Alps:
- Chaiserstock - 2515 m
- Rossstock - 2461 m
- Druesberg im Hoch-Ybrig - 2282 m
- Mythen - 1898 m
- Rigi - 1797 m
- Furggelenstock - 1656 m
- Rossberg - 1567 m
The mountains around the Schächentaler Windgällen - 2764 m , belong to the Schwyz and Uri foothills according to SOIUSA , but are already in the canton of Uri before the Osturn Alps begin after the Schächental .
Due to the eastern boundary in the Bisistal , the highest mountains in the canton of Schwyz already fall to the Glarus Alps . These are:
- Grisset (Guet Fulen) - 2721 m
- Höch Turm - 2664 m
- Jegerstöck - 2584 m
- Pfannenstock - 2573 m
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alpine Guide / Club Guide Central Swiss Prealps. Alpine guide / club guide Schwyzer Voralpen. Unterwaldner Voralpen. Pilatus-Schrattenflue chain by Willy on the Maur, ISBN 3-85902-146-X
- ^ [1] Mountains of the Canton of Schwyz.
literature
- Sergio Marazzi: Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA . Pavone Canavese (TO), Priuli & Verlucca editori, 2005. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8 (Italian)
- Sergio Marazzi, La “Suddivisione orografica internazionale unificata del Sistema Alpino” (SOIUSA) - the complete article with detailed illustrations (pdf; 1.6 MB) (Italian)