Walenstein

Walenstein is a peak in Amden, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen and has an elevation of 1,781 metres. Walenstein is situated nearby to the locality Hotteien, as well as near Kreuzboden.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mattstock and Speer.

Mattstock

Peak

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY 2.5.

The Mattstock is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps with an elevation of 1,936 metres, overlooking the Walensee in the canton of St. Gallen. It lies south of the Speer, on the range between the Toggenburg and the Linth valley. It is the Hausberg of Amden.

Speer

Peak

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY 2.5.

The Speer is a mountain in the Appenzell Alps with an elevation of 1,951 metres, located in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is situated between the Toggenburg valley, the Linth Plain, and Lake Zurich, overlooking the region between Lake Zurich and Lake Walen.

Federispitz

Peak

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY 2.5.

The Federispitz is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps, situated in the canton of St. Gallen, with an elevation of 1,865 metres. It lies south of the Speer and above the municipality of Schänis, overlooking the Walensee, the Linth Plain, and Lake Zurich.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amden and Leiterli.

Amden

Village

Photo: Ch-info.ch, CC BY 3.0.

Amden is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster, in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Leiterli

Locality

Photo: Captaininler, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Leiterli is a locality.

Betlis

Village

Photo: karico, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Betlis is a village.

Walenstein

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,781 metres
Description: mountain in Switzerland
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Amden, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.16508° or 47° 9′ 54″ north

Longitude

9.12835° or 9° 7′ 42″ east

Elevation

1,781 metres (5,843 feet)

Open location code

8FVF548H+28

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10792516620

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Walenstein” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Walenstein”
Dutch: “Walenstein”
Swedish: “Walenstein”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hotteien and Kreuzboden.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Oberfurggle and Mättler Höhi.

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