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Rhonestock

Coordinates: 46°38′4″N 8°25′9.5″E / 46.63444°N 8.419306°E / 46.63444; 8.419306
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Rhonestock
Rhonestock is located in Switzerland
Rhonestock
Rhonestock
Location in Switzerland
Highest point
PeakHinterer Rhonestock
Elevation3,588 m (11,772 ft)
Prominence87 m (285 ft)[1]
Parent peakDammastock
Coordinates46°38′4″N 8°25′9.5″E / 46.63444°N 8.419306°E / 46.63444; 8.419306
Geography
LocationValais/Uri
CountrySwitzerland
Parent rangeUri Alps
Topo mapSwiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

The Rhonestock is a mountain of the Uri Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri and belongs to the Winterberg massif. It lies south of the Dammastock, between the Rhone Glacier and the Damma Glacier.

The mountain is composed of two summits: the Hinterer Rhonestock (3,588 m) and the Vorderer Rhonestock (3,566 m).

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Dammapass (3,501 m).
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