Hinter Tierberg
Hinter Tierberg | |
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View from the west side | |
Elevation | 3,447 m (11,309 ft) |
Prominence | 187 m (614 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Dammastock |
Location | |
Hinter Tierberg Location in Switzerland | |
Location | Bern/Uri, Switzerland |
Range | Urner Alps |
Coordinates | 46°41′2.5″N 8°23′50.7″E / 46.684028°N 8.397417°ECoordinates: 46°41′2.5″N 8°23′50.7″E / 46.684028°N 8.397417°E |
The Hinter Tierberg is a 3,447 metres high mountain in the Urner Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Bern and Uri. It overlooks the Trift Glacier on its west side and the Chelen Glacier on its east side.
The massif of the Tierberg consists of several summits, they are (from north to south): Vorder Tierberg (3,091 metres), Mittler Tierberg (3,418 metres) and Hinter Tierberg.
The Hinter Tierberg is connected to the south to the higher Dammastock by a ridge whose lowest point is approximately 3,260 metres.