Galenstock
The Galenstock is the fourth highest mountain in the Urner Alps in Switzerland. Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of Uri and the Valais.Photo: Engie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gross Bielenhorn and Tiefenstock.
Gross Bielenhorn
Peak
Photo: Testexperte, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gross Bielenhorn is a mountain in the Urner Alps.
Tiefenstock
Peak
The Tiefenstock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri. Its summit is the tripoint between the valleys of the Rhone Glacier, the Damma Glacier and the Tiefen Glacier.
Gross Furkahorn
Peak
Photo: Ximonic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gross Furkahorn is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri. It lies north of the Furka Pass and east of the Rhone Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Realp and Gletsch.
Realp
Village
Photo: SteveK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Realp is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
Gletsch
Hamlet
Photo: Alorin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gletsch is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of Valais, located in the upper Rhone valley, called Obergoms, 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the Rhône.
Galenstock
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,586 metres
- Description: mountain of the Uri Alps at the border of Uri and Valais in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain, main peak, three-thousander, and landform
- Location: Realp, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.61262° or 46° 36′ 45″ northLongitude
8.41696° or 8° 25′ 1″ eastElevation
3,586 metres (11,765 feet)Open location code
8FRCJC78+2QOpenStreetMap ID
node 286930137OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Galenstock” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غالينستوك”
- Catalan: “Galenstock”
- Cebuano: “Galenstock”
- Chinese: “加倫施托克山”
- Czech: “Galenstock”
- Dutch: “Galenstock”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جالينستوك”
- French: “Galenstock”
- Georgian: “გალენშტოკი”
- German: “Galenstock”
- Italian: “Galenstock”
- Ladin: “Galenstock”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Galenstock”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Galenstock”
- Persian: “جالیناستاک”
- Polish: “Galenstock”
- Swedish: “Galenstock”
- Venetian: “Galenstock”
- Western Panjabi: “گالنسٹاک”
- “Galenstock”
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