Sendeturm Säntis
Sendeturm Säntis is a monitoring station in Hundwil, Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and has an elevation of 2,423 metres. Sendeturm Säntis is situated nearby to the glacier Blau Schnee, as well as near the hamlet Meglisalp communal alp, Maria zum Schnee chapel, alpine buildings, and inn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Säntis and Säntis transmitter.
Säntis
Peak
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
At 2,501.9 metres above sea level, Säntis is the highest mountain in the Alpstein massif of northeastern Switzerland. It is also the culminating point of the whole Appenzell Alps, between Lake Walen and Lake Constance.
Säntis transmitter
Tower
Photo: Breeze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Säntis transmitter is a 123.5 m high transmitting station on the summit of the 2,502 m high Säntis mountain in Switzerland. It is operated by Swisscom.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meglisalp communal alp, Maria zum Schnee chapel, alpine buildings, and inn and Wildhaus.
Meglisalp communal alp, Maria zum Schnee chapel, alpine buildings, and inn
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meglisalp communal alp, Maria zum Schnee chapel, alpine buildings, and inn is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km east of Sendeturm Säntis.
Wildhaus
Village
Wildhaus is a village and former municipality in the Toggenburg region of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, since 2010 by merger with Alt St. Johann part of the municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann. Wildhaus is situated 5 km south of Sendeturm Säntis.
Unterwasser
Village
Unterwasser is a village in the Toggenburg region of the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, situated at the confluence of the two streams forming the upper Thur. Unterwasser is situated 6 km southwest of Sendeturm Säntis.
Sendeturm Säntis
- Type: Monitoring station
- Also known as: “Säntis” and “Sendeturm Saentis”
- Location: Hundwil, Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.2494° or 47° 14′ 58″ northLongitude
9.34327° or 9° 20′ 36″ eastElevation
2,423 metres (7,949 feet)Open location code
8FVF68XV+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
node 5135825587OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=monitoring_stationGeoNames ID
7282688
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