Gross Walenstock
The Gross Walenstock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Obwalden in Central Switzerland. On its northern side it overlooks the Bannalpsee.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,573 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Walenstöcke”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rigidalstock and Spitz Mann.
Rigidalstock
Peak
Photo: Chris.urs-o, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rigidalstock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Obwalden in Central Switzerland. It lies south of the Gross Walenstock. The closest locality is Engelberg on its southern side.
Gross Sättelistock
Peak
Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Gross Sättelistock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Obwalden in Central Switzerland. It lies north of Engelberg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wolfenschiessen and Wirzweli.
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.
Wirzweli
Hamlet
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.
Wirzweli is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km northwest of Gross Walenstock.
Dallenwil
Village
Photo: Mussklprozz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dallenwil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Dallenwil is situated 9 km north of Gross Walenstock.
Gross Walenstock
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Engelberg, Obwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Central Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.85709° or 46° 51′ 26″ northLongitude
8.41966° or 8° 25′ 11″ eastElevation
2,573 metres (8,442 feet)Open location code
8FRCVC49+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 9200212864OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Gross Walenstock” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غروس فالينستوك”
- Cebuano: “Gross Walenstock”
- Dutch: “Gross Walenstock”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جروس فالينستوك”
- German: “Gross Walenstock”
- Ladin: “Gross Walenstock”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gross Walenstock”
- Persian: “گروس والنستاک”
- Swedish: “Gross Walenstock”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ober Chüeboden and Bannalpsee.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tschudi and Kleiner Walenstock.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gross Walenstock”. Photo: BraunW, CC BY-SA 3.0.