List of mountains of Nidwalden explained

This is a list of mountains of the Swiss canton of Nidwalden. The list only includes significant summits with a topographic prominence of at least 150m (490feet). There are 18 such summits in Nidwalden and they are found in almost all its municipalities. Topographically, the three most important summits of the canton are those of the Rotstöckli (most elevated), the Bürgenstock (most prominent) and Pilatus (most isolated).

The Rotstöckli (2,901 m), although the highest point of the canton, is not listed as it is a subsidiary peak of the Titlis (3,238 m) and has a topographic prominence of less than 50 m.^[1] All mountain heights and prominences on the list are from the largest-scale maps available.^[2]

List

Mountain	Height (m)	Drop (m)	Coordinates	Range	Municipality(ies)	First^[3] ascent
Ruchstock	2814	255		Uri Alps	Wolfenschiessen
Rotsandnollen	2700	493		Uri Alps	Wolfenschiessen
Huetstock	2676	230		Uri Alps	Wolfenschiessen
Graustock	2662	256		Uri Alps	Wolfenschiessen
Gross Sättelistock	2637	272		Uri Alps	Wolfenschiessen
Hoh Brisen	2413	489		Uri Alps	Wolfenschiessen
Nünalphorn	2385	214		Uri Alps	Wolfenschiessen
Pilatus (Tomlishorn)	2128	585		Emmental Alps	Hergiswil
Oberbauenstock	2117	297		Uri Alps	Emmetten
Schluchberg	2106	364		Uri Alps	Wolfenschiessen
Niderbauen-Chulm	1923	327		Uri Alps	Emmetten
Stanserhorn	1898	500		Uri Alps	Dallenwil/Ennetmoos
Buochserhorn	1807	227		Uri Alps	Beckenried/Buochs/Oberdorf
Bürgenstock	1128	683		Uri Alps	Ennetbürgen

Notes and References

1. Christian Thöni, Directory of the mountains of Switzerland
2. All mountain heights and prominences are from the 1:25,000 Swisstopo topographic maps.
3. The three main sources for first ascent data are:
   For the Western Alps; W.A.B. Coolidge, The Alps in nature and history, Methuen & Co, London, 1908.
   For the Central Alps; Gottlieb Studer, Über Eis und Schnee: Die höchsten Gipfel der Schweiz und die Geschichte ihrer Besteigung, Volumes 1-3, Schmid & Francke, Bern, 1896-1899.
   For the Eastern Alps: Die Erschließung der Ostalpen, Volumes 1-3, German and Austrian Alpine Club, Berlin, 1894.
   Given are the years for the first recorded ascents. In many cases local people or surveyors made earlier ascents. In particular, chamois and ibex hunters are expected to have reached many summits. Years in italics indicate that it is known that an earlier ascent was made, for example by the presence of artifacts on top or the summit's prior use as a triangulation point.