Brisen
The Brisen is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri, in Central Switzerland. It is located near the slightly higher Hoh Brisen. The western ridge named Haldigrat is the easiest way to the summit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Hoh Brisen and Chaiserstuel.
Hoh Brisen
Peak
Photo: Caumasee, Public domain.
The Hoh Brisen is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri, in Central Switzerland. With an altitude of 2,413 metres above sea level, the Hoh Brisen is the highest summit of the subrange north of the Sinsgäuer Schonegg pass.
Schwalmis
Peak
Photo: Caumasee, Public domain.
The Schwalmis is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking Lake Lucerne in Central Switzerland. Its 2,246-metre-high summit lies on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wolfenschiessen and Dallenwil.
Wolfenschiessen
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.
Wolfenschiessen is a village and municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Besides the village of Wolfenschiessen itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Altzellen, Büren ob dem Bach, Dörfli, and Oberrickenbach, together with a large area of high alpine land, mountains, lakes, and glaciers.
Dallenwil
Village
Photo: Mussklprozz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dallenwil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
Brisen
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,404 metres
- Description: mountain of the Urner Alps
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Isenthal, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.89878° or 46° 53′ 56″ northLongitude
8.45831° or 8° 27′ 30″ eastElevation
2,404 metres (7,887 feet)Open location code
8FRCVFX5+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 279621905OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Brisen” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بريسين”
- Bulgarian: “Брисен”
- Catalan: “Brisen”
- Cebuano: “Brisen”
- Chinese: “布里森山”
- Dutch: “Brisen”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بريسين”
- French: “Brisen”
- Georgian: “ბრიზენი”
- German: “Brisen”
- Italian: “Brisen”
- Ladin: “Brisen”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Brisen”
- Persian: “بریسن”
- Spanish: “Brisen”
- Swedish: “Brisen”
- Venetian: “Brisen”
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