Firnstock
Firnstock is a peak in Hospental, Uri and has an elevation of 2,455 metres. Firnstock is situated nearby to the locality Älpetli, as well as near Gemsstock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chastelhorn and Gemsstock.
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.
Gemsstock
Peak
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hospental and Andermatt.
Hospental
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hospental is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
Andermatt
Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Andermatt is a town and ski resort in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. It is located at a crossroad in the Alps with great historical importance. Before the opening of the Gotthard car and train tunnels, a big part of the north–south traffic had to pass through here.
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.
Firnstock
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,455 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Hospental, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.60581° or 46° 36′ 21″ northLongitude
8.5949° or 8° 35′ 42″ eastElevation
2,455 metres (8,054 feet)Open location code
8FRCJH4V+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 12040710391OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Firnstock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Firnstock”
- Dutch: “Firnstock”
- Swedish: “Firnstock”
Localities in the Area
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