Rotenfluh

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Rotenfluh
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View of Rotenfluh from the Grosser Mythen
Highest point
Elevation 1,571 m (5,154 ft)
Prominence 144 m (472 ft) [1]
Parent peak Furggelenstock
Coordinates 47°01′16″N08°42′11″E / 47.02111°N 8.70306°E / 47.02111; 8.70306
Geography
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Rotenfluh
Location in Switzerland
Location Schwyz, Switzerland
Parent range Schwyzer Alps

The Rotenfluh (also spelled Rotenflue) is a mountain in the Swiss Prealps, located east of Schwyz in Central Switzerland. It is part of the range surrounding the valley of Alpthal, culminating at the Gross Mythen. The Rotenfluh is a popular vantage point over the Lake Lucerne region.

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The mountain is part of a ski area and is easily accessible from Rickenbach near Schwyz by the Rotenfluebahn. [2] Unlike the previous cable car, which culminated at an elevation of 1,527 metres, the current facility reaches a higher elevation, the upper station being within a few metres from the top. Several restaurants lie in the summit area.

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References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Müsliegg (1,427 m).
  2. "So ist die Fahrt mit der neuen Rotenfluebahn". Neue Luzerner Zeitung (in German). 5 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2015.