Eggstock (Schwyzer Alps)

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For the mountain near the Dammastock, see Eggstock (Uri Alps).
Eggstock
View from the west side
Highest point
PeakHinterer Eggstock
Elevation2,455 m (8,054 ft)
Prominence96 m (315 ft)[1]
Parent peakBös Fulen
Geography
Eggstock is located in Switzerland
Eggstock
Eggstock
Location in Switzerland
LocationSchwyz/Glarus
CountrySwitzerland
Parent rangeSchwyzer Alps
Topo mapSwiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

The Eggstock (2,455 m) is a mountain massif of the Schwyzer Alps, located on the border between the Swiss canton of Schwyz and canton of Glarus, north of Braunwald. It lies on the range east of the Bös Fulen, between the valley of Bösbächi and the cirque of Braunwald and is composed of three summits: the Hinterer Eggstock (2,455 m), the Mittlerer Eggstock (2,436 m) and the Vorderer Eggstock (2,449 m).

References

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located west of the summit at 2,359 metres.

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