Kamor

Kamor

Picture showing snow covered mountains against a clear blue sky

Kamor (left) and Hoher Kasten as seen from Appenzell
Elevation 1,751 m (5,745 ft)[1]
Prominence 73 m (240 ft)[1]
Isolation 0.6 km (0.37 mi)[1]
Parent peak Hoher Kasten
Pronunciation Swiss German: [kxaˈmoːr]
Location
Kamor

Kamor in the Alps

Location Switzerland
Range Appenzell Alps
Coordinates 47°17′23″N 9°29′12″E / 47.28972°N 9.48667°ECoordinates: 47°17′23″N 9°29′12″E / 47.28972°N 9.48667°E

The Kamor is a mountain in the Appenzell Alps and has an elevation of 1,751 m above the sea. It is part of a mountain belt which forms the western boundary of the Rhine Valley and is located on the border of the Swiss cantons Appenzell Innerrhoden and Canton of St. Gallen.

Less than one kilometre to the south is the Hoher Kasten, a 1,794 m high mountain accessible via an aerial tramway.[1] Both mountains are separated by the Kamorsattel, a 1,678 m high saddle.[1]

Summit cross and view direction Alpine Rhine and Lake Constance

On top of the Kamor is a wodden summit cross erected by the section Kamor of the Swiss Alpine Club.

Ascents to Kamor and Hoher Kasten were already described in the early 19th century.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Map: Kompass Wanderkarte 112. Appenzellerland · St. Gallen · Säntis. Scale: 1:50,000. Publisher: Hallwag Kümmerly+Frey, Schönbühl. ISBN 978-3-85491-461-7.
  2. Johann Rudolf Steinmüller: Beschreibung der schweizerischen Alpen- und Landwirthschaft, Steinersche Buchhandlung, 1802.

External links

Media related to Kamor at Wikimedia Commons