Wandelen
The Wandelen is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking Lake Sarnen in the canton of Obwalden. It lies at the northern end of the chain between the Klein Melchtal and the Melchtal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Heitlistock and Center of Switzerland.
Heitlistock
Peak
The Heitlistock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located between the Klein Melchtal and the Melchtal in the canton of Obwalden. It is situated west of Stöckalp.
Center of Switzerland
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The geographical centre of Switzerland has the coordinates. It is located at Älggi-Alp in the municipality of Sachseln, Obwalden. The point is the centre of mass determined in 1988 by Swisstopo.
Benedictine convent with St. Leonhard hospital and ossuary
Monastery
Photo: Sueandjoe28, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Benedictine convent with St. Leonhard hospital and ossuary is a monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Giswil and Sachseln.
Giswil
Village
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Giswil is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland.
Sachseln
Village
Photo: Alpöhi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sachseln is a village and municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Besides the village of Sachseln, the municipality includes the hamlets of Edisried, Ewil and Flüeli-Ranft.
Melchsee-Frutt
Village
Photo: Cooper, Public domain.
Melchsee-Frutt is a mountain resort village in Switzerland. It is located near the lake Melchsee, in the municipality of Kerns, canton Obwalden.
Wandelen
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,104 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Sachseln, Obwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.82279° or 46° 49′ 22″ northLongitude
8.24777° or 8° 14′ 52″ eastElevation
2,104 metres (6,903 feet)Open location code
8FRCR6FX+44OpenStreetMap ID
node 3162901058OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Wandelen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wandelen”
- Dutch: “Wandelen”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل وانديلين”
- Ladin: “Wandelen”
- Swedish: “Wandelen”
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