Wissberg

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Wissberg
Wissberg from Fuehrenalp.jpg
View from Fürenalp (south side)
Highest point
Elevation 2,627 m (8,619 ft)
Prominence 57 m (187 ft) [1]
Parent peak Wissigstock
Coordinates 46°48′49.1″N8°28′41.4″E / 46.813639°N 8.478167°E / 46.813639; 8.478167 Coordinates: 46°48′49.1″N8°28′41.4″E / 46.813639°N 8.478167°E / 46.813639; 8.478167
Geography
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Wissberg
Location in Switzerland
Location Obwalden/Uri, Switzerland
Parent range Urner Alps

The Wissberg is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located east of Engelberg in Central Switzerland. Its summit lies on the border between the cantons of Obwalden and Uri.

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References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located north of the summit at 2,570 metres.