Unterwaldner Voralpen

The Unterwalden Pre-Alps (also Engelberg Alps ) are the middle part of the Central Swiss Pre-Alps . According to SOIUSA they will be a supergroup 14.III.B. within subsection 14.III. Lucerne and Unterwaldner Voralpen (SOIUSA) .

Limits

According to SOIUSA, the Unterwalden Pre-Alps border  :

• In the north on the Mittelland , separated from Lake Lucerne
• in the east to the Schwyz Pre-Alps , bounded by Lake Lucerne
• in the southeast to the Urner Alps , separated from Haslital , Gental , Jochpass , Griessental , Grosstal and Isital
• in the west to the Lucerne Prealps , separated from the Sarner Aa and Sarnersee
• in the southwest to the Bernese Pre-Alps , bounded by the Brünig Pass and Aare

Most important peaks

The most important peaks are in the southeastern area, northeast of the Griessental bordering the Urner Alps .

• Ruchstock - 2814  m
• Red sand bulbs - 2700  m
• Huetstock (Wild Geissberg) - 2676  m
• Walenstocks - 2572  m
• Glogghüs - 2534  m
• Hochstollen - 2481  m
• Chaiserstuel - 2400  m

literature

• Willy auf der Maur: Central Swiss Prealps. Schwyzer Voralpen, Unterwaldner Voralpen Pilatus-Schrattenflue chain . ISBN 3-85902-146-X
• Oskar Allgäuer: Central Swiss Pre-Alps; The Pre-Alps between the Brünig Pass and Lake Thun (Unterwaldner Pre-Alps). Lucerne: Bucher, 1930. 248 pages
• Sergio Marazzi: Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA . Pavone Canavese (TO), Priuli & Verlucca editori, 2005. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8 (ital.)
• Sergio Marazzi: La “Suddivisione orografica internazionale unificata del Sistema Alpino” (SOIUSA) - the complete article with detailed illustrations (pdf, Italian; 1.53 MB)