Sustenhorn

Sustenhorn

The east side from the Voralp valley
Elevation 3,503 m (11,493 ft)
Prominence 414 m (1,358 ft)[1]
Parent peak Dammastock
Location
Sustenhorn

Location in Switzerland

Location Bern/Uri, Switzerland
Range Uri Alps
Coordinates 46°41′57.2″N 8°27′16.7″E / 46.699222°N 8.454639°ECoordinates: 46°41′57.2″N 8°27′16.7″E / 46.699222°N 8.454639°E

The Sustenhorn is a 3,503 metre high mountain in the Uri Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Bern and Uri. It overlook Susten Pass from the south.

Both sides of the massif are glaciated. On the west side (Bern) lies the Stein Glacier and on the east side (Uri) lies the smaller Flachensteinfirn. The massif consists of several summits, the principal being Chli Sustenhorn (3,318 metres) on the north and Sustenlimihorn (3,316 metres) on the south.

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Sustenlimi (3,089 m).

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