Jochstock

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Jochstock
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View from near the summit
Highest point
Elevation 2,564 m (8,412 ft)
Prominence 19 m (62 ft) [1]
Parent peak Titlis
Coordinates 46°46′17.3″N8°23′43.3″E / 46.771472°N 8.395361°E / 46.771472; 8.395361
Geography
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Jochstock
Location in Switzerland
Location Bern/Nidwalden/Obwalden, Switzerland
Parent range Urner Alps

The Jochstock (2,564 m) is a summit of the Urner Alps, located near Engelberg in Central Switzerland. The summit is one of the two tripoints between the cantons of Bern, Nidwalden and Obwalden (the other being the Graustock).

A platter lift runs from the Joch Pass (2,207 m) to near the summit of the Jochstock.

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References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located east of the summit at 2,545 metres.