Witenalpstock
| Witenalpstock | ||
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| height | 3016 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Canton Uri / Canton Graubünden , Switzerland | |
| Mountains | Alps ( Glarus Alps ) | |
| Dominance | 1.43 km → Oberalpstock | |
| Notch height | 256 m ↓ Oberalplücke | |
| Coordinates | 700040 / 176 904 | |
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| First ascent | 1866 by Josef Maria Tresch-Exer and the Englishman John Sowerby over the northwest ridge | |
The Witenalpstock is 3016 m above sea level. M. high mountain in the Glarus Alps . The border between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Graubünden runs over its summit .
The Witenalpstock is located in the south-western Glarus Alps, directly to the north-east it is at 3328 m above sea level. M. higher Oberalpstock , south of the Chrüzli pass , from which a mountain range leads to the Piz Nair and Piz Giuv to the west . The Etzlital runs to the west, at its southern end at 2052 m above sea level. M. the Etzlihütte is located. The Bristen is further to the west . The Val Strem leads south to Sedrun in the Surselva .
The summit was first climbed in 1866 by the Uri guide Josef Maria Tresch-Exer together with the Englishman John Sowerby over the northwest ridge.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Description on top-of-uri.ch ( Memento from March 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive )