Gitschentor

Gitschentor is a mountain saddle in Isenthal, Uri and has an elevation of 2,442 metres. Gitschentor is situated nearby to the locality Hinter Gämschfeld, as well as near Pfaffensätz.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Uri Rotstock and Gitschen.

Uri Rotstock

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Uri Rotstock is a mountain on the territory of Isenthal, Uri, Switzerland and part of the Uri Alps.

Gitschen

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Gitschen is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking Lake Lucerne in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. It lies on the range north of the Surenen Pass, culminating at the Brunnistock.

The Brunnistock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking the eastern side of the Surenen Pass, in the Swiss canton of Uri. With a height of 2,952 metres above sea level, the Brunnistock is the highest mountain of the range lying north of the Surenen Pass.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Flüelen and Seedorf.

Flüelen

Photo: Badener, CC BY 3.0.

Flüelen is a small town in the Canton of Uri, Central Switzerland.

Seedorf

Village

Photo: F64.ch, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Seedorf is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Bauen merged into the municipality of Seedorf.

Altdorf

Town

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Altdorf is a municipality in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Swiss canton of Uri and retains historic town privileges. It is the place where, according to the legend, William Tell shot the apple from his son's head.

Gitschentor

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,442 metres
Category: landform
Location: Isenthal, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.8688° or 46° 52′ 8″ north

Longitude

8.5629° or 8° 33′ 47″ east

Elevation

2,442 metres (8,012 feet)

Open location code

8FRCVH97+G5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9795520122

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

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Localities in the Area

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