Oberalpstock Explained

Oberalpstock
Other Name:	Piz Tgietschen
Photo Size:	285
Elevation M:	3328
Prominence M:	709
Prominence Ref:	^[1]
Isolation Km:	12.7
Isolation Ref:	^[2]
Listing:	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Parent Peak:	Tödi
Map:	Switzerland
Location:	Graubünden/Uri, Switzerland
Range:	Glarus Alps^[3]
Coordinates:	46.7425°N 8.7695°W

The Oberalpstock or Piz Tgietschen is a mountain in the Glarus Alps between the cantons of Uri and Graubünden. Its massif separates the valleys of Maderanertal (Uri) and Surselva near Sedrun (Graubündnen).

The Oberalpstock is the highest summit of the Glarus Alps west of the Tödi, and also the highest mountain in the canton of Uri east of the Reuss.

See also

• List of mountains of Graubünden
• List of mountains of Uri
• List of most isolated mountains of Switzerland

References

• Swisstopo maps

External links

• Oberalpstock on Summitpost

Notes and References

1. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=13847 Oberalpstock on peakbagger
2. Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is southwest of Piz Dado (Tödi massif).
3. [John Ball (naturalist)|John Ball]