Eggstock (Schwyzer Alps)

For the mountain near the Dammastock, see Eggstock (Uri Alps).
Eggstock

View from the west side
Highest point
Peak Hinterer Eggstock
Elevation 2,455 m (8,054 ft)
Prominence 96 m (315 ft) [1]
Parent peak Bös Fulen
Coordinates 46°57′37″N 8°58′0″E / 46.96028°N 8.96667°E / 46.96028; 8.96667Coordinates: 46°57′37″N 8°58′0″E / 46.96028°N 8.96667°E / 46.96028; 8.96667
Geography
Eggstock

Location in Switzerland

Location Schwyz/Glarus
Country Switzerland
Parent range Schwyzer Alps
Topo map Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

The Eggstock (2,455 m) is a mountain massif of the Schwyzer Alps, located on the border between the Swiss canton of Schwyz and canton of Glarus, north of Braunwald. It lies on the range east of the Bös Fulen, between the valley of Bösbächi and the cirque of Braunwald and is composed of three summits: the Hinterer Eggstock (2,455 m), the Mittlerer Eggstock (2,436 m) and the Vorderer Eggstock (2,449 m).

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located west of the summit at 2,359 metres.
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