Rhonestock

Rhonestock
Rhonestock
Location in Switzerland
Highest point
Peak Hinterer Rhonestock
Elevation 3,588 m (11,772 ft)
Prominence 87 m (285 ft) [1]
Parent peak Dammastock
Coordinates 46°38′4″N 8°25′9.5″E / 46.63444°N 8.419306°E / 46.63444; 8.419306Coordinates: 46°38′4″N 8°25′9.5″E / 46.63444°N 8.419306°E / 46.63444; 8.419306 
Geography
Location Valais/Uri
Country Switzerland
Parent range Uri Alps
Topo map Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

The Rhonestock is a mountain of the Uri Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri and belongs to the Winterberg massif. It lies south of the Dammastock, between the Rhone Glacier and the Damma Glacier.

The mountain is composed of two summits: the Hinterer Rhonestock (3,588 m) and the Vorderer Rhonestock (3,566 m).

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Dammapass (3,501 m).


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