Ober Bolgen

Ober Bolgen is a mountain in Isenthal, Uri and has an elevation of 1,805 metres. Ober Bolgen is situated nearby to the locality Oberegg, as well as near the hamlet Sankt Jakob.

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,805 metres
Description: mountain in Switzerland
Also known as: “Oberbolgen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Schwalmis and Hoh Brisen.

Schwalmis

Peak

Photo: Caumasee, Public domain.

The Schwalmis is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking Lake Lucerne in Central Switzerland. Its 2,246-metre-high summit lies on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri.

The Hoh Brisen is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri, in Central Switzerland. With an altitude of 2,413 metres above sea level, the Hoh Brisen is the highest summit of the subrange north of the Sinsgäuer Schonegg pass. Hoh Brisen is situated 3 km southwest of Ober Bolgen.

Brisen

Peak

Photo: Testexperte, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Brisen is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri, in Central Switzerland. It is located near the slightly higher Hoh Brisen. The western ridge named Haldigrat is the easiest way to the summit. Brisen is situated 3½ km southwest of Ober Bolgen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Emmetten and Beckenried.

Emmetten

Village

Photo: MRB, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Emmetten is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Emmetten is situated 5 km north of Ober Bolgen.

Beckenried

Village

Photo: NormanB, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Beckenried is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Beckenried is situated 6 km north of Ober Bolgen.

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. Bauen is situated 7 km northeast of Ober Bolgen.

Ober Bolgen

Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Isenthal, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.91155° or 46° 54′ 42″ north

Longitude

8.4992° or 8° 29′ 57″ east

Elevation

1,805 metres (5,922 feet)

Open location code

8FRCWF6X+JM

GeoNames ID

10133560

Wikidata ID

Q22418725

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

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

Cebuano: “Ober Bolgen”
Dutch: “Ober Bolgen”
Swedish: “Ober Bolgen”

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Localities in the Area

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