Graustock

Graustock

View from Melchsee-Frutt (west side)
Highest point
Elevation 2,662 m (8,734 ft)
Prominence 256 m (840 ft)[1]
Parent peak Rotsandnollen
Coordinates 46°47′16.3″N 8°22′07.6″E / 46.787861°N 8.368778°E / 46.787861; 8.368778Coordinates: 46°47′16.3″N 8°22′07.6″E / 46.787861°N 8.368778°E / 46.787861; 8.368778
Geography
Graustock

Location in Switzerland

Location Berne/Nidwalden/Obwalden, Switzerland
Parent range Urner Alps

The Graustock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located south of Engelberg in Central Switzerland. The summit is one of the two tripoints between the cantons of Berne, Nidwalden and Obwalden (the other being the Jochstock).

On the north side of the mountain lies the Trübsee.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Fikenloch (2,406 m).

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