Galenstock

The Galenstock (3,586 m) is the fourth highest mountain in the Urner Alps in Switzerland. Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of Uri and the Valais.

Key facts

Mountain.name: Galenstock
Mountain.photo: Galenstock, west side 2.jpg
Mountain.photo_size: 285
Mountain.photo_caption: The Galenstock from the west (Grütlisee)
Mountain.elevation_m: 3586
Mountain.prominence_m: 252
Mountain.parent_peak: Dammastock
Mountain.map: Switzerland
Mountain.map_caption: Location in Switzerland
Mountain.location: Uri/Valais, Switzerland
Mountain.range: Urner Alps
Mountain.first_ascent: 18 August 1845 by Eduard Desor, Daniel Dollfuss Sr., and Daniel Dollfuss Jr., with guides H. Währen, M. Bannholzer, P. Brigger and H. Jaun
Mountain.easiest_route: From Hotel Belvédère over the Rhone Glacier

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The Galenstock (3,586 m) is the fourth highest mountain in the Urner Alps in Switzerland. Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of Uri and the Valais.

It was first climbed by Eduard Desor, Daniel Dollfuss Sr., and Daniel Dollfuss Jr., with guides H. Währen, M. Bannholzer, P. Brigger and H. Jaun on 18 August 1845.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Galenstock” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.