List of mountains of the canton of St. Gallen explained

This is a list of mountains of the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. The canton of St. Gallen is partially located in the Alps and is one of the nine cantons having summits over 3,000 metres. Topographically, the two most important summits of the canton are those of the Ringelspitz (most elevated and isolated) and the Säntis (most prominent).

This list only includes significant summits with a topographic prominence of at least 150m (490feet). There are over 50 such summits in the canton of St. Gallen and they are mostly found in its southern districts.[1] All mountain heights and prominences on the list are from the largest-scale maps available.[2]

List

MountainHeight (m) Drop (m)CoordinatesRange District(s) First[3]
ascent
Ringelspitz/Piz Barghis3247843Glarus AlpsSarganserland1865
Piz Dolf3028250Glarus AlpsSarganserland
Pizol2844457Glarus AlpsSarganserland1864
Haldensteiner Calanda28051460Glarus AlpsSarganserland1559
Foostock/Ruchen2611388Glarus AlpsSarganserland
Magerrain2524357Glarus AlpsSarganserland
Säntis25022015Appenzell AlpsToggenburg1680
Altmann2435313Appenzell AlpsToggenburg
Gamsberg23851358Appenzell AlpsSarganserland/Werdenberg
Hinterrugg2306470Appenzell AlpsSarganserland/Toggenburg
Brisi2279325Appenzell AlpsSarganserland/Toggenburg
Speer1951535Appenzell AlpsSee-Gaster/Toggenburg
Furgglenfirst1951302Appenzell AlpsWerdenberg
Mattstock1936358Appenzell AlpsSee-Gaster
Stockberg1782302Appenzell AlpsToggenburg
Tweralpspitz1332542Appenzell AlpsSee-Gaster/Toggenburg
Höchhand1314311Appenzell AlpsSee-Gaster
Wilkethöchi1172310Appenzell AlpsToggenburg

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.

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