Eggstock (Schwyzer Alps) Explained

Eggstock
Highest:Hinterer Eggstock
Topo:Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
Elevation M:2455
Prominence M:96
Prominence Ref:[1]
Parent Peak:Bös Fulen
Map:Switzerland
Location:Schwyz/Glarus
Country:Switzerland
Range:Schwyzer Alps
Coordinates:46.9603°N 8.9667°W

The Eggstock (2,455 m) is a mountain 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).

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Notes and References

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