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The Gonzen is a high mountain of the Appenzell Alps, overlooking the Rhine Valley above Sargans, in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It lies at the southeastern end of the Alvier chain ( or ''''), located southeast of the Churfirsten, together with the (from west to east): Gamsberg, Fulfirst, Alvier and Gauschla, among others.

Key facts

Mountain.name
Gonzen
Mountain.photo
Mt Gonzen, as seen from Sargans.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption
The south face seen from Sargans
Mountain.elevation_m
1830
Mountain.prominence_m
162
Mountain.parent_peak
Gamsberg
Mountain.map
Switzerland#Canton of St. Gallen
Mountain.map_caption
Location in Switzerland##Location in the canton of St. Gallen
Mountain.location
Canton of St. Gallen
Mountain.country
Switzerland
Mountain.range
Appenzell Alps
Mountain.easiest_route
Trail

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The Gonzen is a high mountain of the Appenzell Alps, overlooking the Rhine Valley above Sargans, in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It lies at the southeastern end of the Alvier chain ( or ''''), located southeast of the Churfirsten, together with the (from west to east): Gamsberg, Fulfirst, Alvier and Gauschla, among others.

The summit of the Gonzen can be reached via a trail on the northern side.

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

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