Witenwasserenstock

Witenwasserenstock
The summit
Elevation	3,082 m (10,112 ft)
Prominence	89 m (292 ft)
Parent peak	Pizzo Rotondo
Location
Witenwasserenstock Switzerland
Range	Lepontine Alps
Coordinates	46°31′41.9″N 8°28′27.3″E

The Witenwasserenstock (3,082 m) is a peak between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri, located in the Lepontine Alps. Close to the summit lies the tripoint border between the cantons of Valais, Uri and Ticino and the triple watershed of the Rhine, Po and Rhône basins.

Geography and hydrography

The Witenwasserenstock lies between the valleys of Geretal (west) and Witenwasseren (north-east). At the foot of the mountain are located the Geren and Witenwasseren Glaciers. The tripoint between the cantons of Valais, Uri and Ticino (3,025 m) is located 300 m west from the summit. It acts as a notable watershed. On the west the Gerenwasser ends in the young Rhone, on the east the Witenwasserenreuss ends in the Reuss river, a tributary of the Rhine and, on the east, the Ri di Bedretto ends in the Ticino river (in the Leventina), a tributary of the Po.

• The Rhine enters the North Sea 670 km north.
• The Po enters the Adriatic Sea 360 km east.
• The Rhone enters the Mediterranean Sea 460 km south.

References

• Google Earth

External links

• Witenwasserenstock summitpost.org