Gemsstock
Gemsstock is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Andermatt in the canton of Uri. A glacier named Gurschenfirn lies over its northern flanks. The Gemsstock is a subpeak of the higher Chastelhorn, lying approximately one kilometre south-west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Gurschenfirn and Chastelhorn.
Chastelhorn
Peak
Photo: Plattens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chastelhorn is a 2,973 metres high mountain in the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Hospental in the canton of Uri. The northern flanks are covered by a glacier named St.
Pizzo Centrale
Peak
Photo: Bjferstern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pizzo Centrale is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Uri and Ticino. At 2,999 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit overlooking Gotthard Pass from the east. Lago della Sella is located on its southern side.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hospental and Swiss Alps.
Hospental
Village
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Hospental is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
Swiss Alps
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps, represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains, one of its three main physiographic regions.
Göschenen
Village
Photo: Jan K, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Göschenen is a village and municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It sits at the northern end of the Gotthard tunnel. The Göschenen riots saw Urner troops opening fire on Italian miners demonstrating for better working conditions and wages on the tunnel's construction site. Göschenen is situated 8 km north of Gemsstock.
Gemsstock
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,962 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Andermatt, Uri, Canton of Uri, Central Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.60198° or 46° 36′ 7″ northLongitude
8.61152° or 8° 36′ 42″ eastElevation
2,962 metres (9,718 feet)Open location code
8FRCJJ26+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 309276896OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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