Niederbauen-Chulm

The Niederbauen-Chulm is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking Lake Lucerne in Central Switzerland. Its 1,923 metre high summit is located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri.

Photo: Oblic, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,923 metres
Description: mountain
Also known as: “Niderbauen Chulm” and “Niderbauen-Chulm”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Seeli and Oberbauenstock.

Seeli

Lake

Photo: Wolvus, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Seeli or Seelisbergsee is the lake on Seelisberg in Uri, Switzerland, that gives the place its name. Its surface area is 18 ha.

Oberbauenstock

Peak

Photo: Oblic, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Oberbauenstock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking Lake Lucerne in Central Switzerland. Its 2,117-metre-high summit is located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri.

Little castle Beroldingen with chapel

Castle

Photo: Hugitobi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bauen and Emmetten.

Bauen

Village

Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bauen is a former municipality on Lake Lucerne in the Swiss canton of Uri. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Bauen merged into the municipality of Seedorf.

Emmetten

Village

Photo: MRB, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Emmetten is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.

Rütli or Grütli is a mountain meadow on Lake Lucerne, in the Seelisberg municipality of the Swiss canton of Uri. It is the site of the Rütlischwur in traditional Swiss historiography, the oath marking the foundation of the original Swiss Confederacy.

Niederbauen-Chulm

Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Emmetten, Nidwalden, Canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.94769° or 46° 56′ 52″ north

Longitude

8.55698° or 8° 33′ 25″ east

Elevation

1,923 metres (6,309 feet)

Open location code

8FRCWHX4+3Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 286837534

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

6938111

Wikidata ID

Q1586102

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ladin—“Niederbauen-Chulm” goes by many names.

Arabic: “نيدرباون-شولم”
Arabic: “نيديباون-شولم”
Chinese: “下包恩-休爾姆山”
Dutch: “Niederbauen-Chulm”
Egyptian Arabic: “جبل نيديرباوين شولم”
German: “Niederbauen Kulm”
Ladin: “Niederbauen-Chulm”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lauweli and Weid.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gütsch and Drivingcenter Event Seelisberg.

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