Sustenhorn

Sustenhorn
Sustenhorn
	The east side from the Voralp valley
Highest point
Elevation	3,502 m (11,490 ft)
Prominence	413 m (1,355 ft)
Parent peak	Dammastock
Listing	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	46°41′57.2″N 8°27′16.7″E / 46.699222°N 8.454639°ECoordinates: 46°41′57.2″N 8°27′16.7″E / 46.699222°N 8.454639°E
Geography
	Sustenhorn Location in Switzerland
Location	Bern/Uri
Country	Switzerland
Parent range	Uri Alps
Topo map	Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

The Sustenhorn is a 3,502-metre-high (11,490 ft) mountain in the Uri Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Bern and Uri. It overlook Susten Pass from the south.

Both sides of the massif are glaciated. On the west side (Bern) lies the Stein Glacier and on the east side (Uri) lies the smaller Flachensteinfirn. The larger massif consists of several other mountains, the principal being (3,318 metres), Chli Sustenhorn (3,309 metres) on the north and (3,316 metres) on the south.

References[]

^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Sustenlimi (3,089 m).

External links[]

"Sustenhorn". SummitPost.org.
Sustenhorn on Hikr

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[1] Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Sustenlimi (3,089 m).

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