Galenstock, Mountain summit in Uri Alps, Switzerland
The Galenstock reaches an elevation of 3,586 meters, forming a natural border between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Valais in the central Alps.
Eduard Desor, accompanied by Daniel Dollfuss Sr., Daniel Dollfuss Jr., and four mountain guides, completed the first recorded ascent of Galenstock on August 18, 1845.
The mountain towers over the Rhone Glacier, which marks the source of the Rhone River flowing through Switzerland and France to the Mediterranean Sea.
Climbers can access the mountain through multiple routes, with the Hotel Tiefenbach at 2,109 meters and Albert Heim Hut at 2,542 meters serving as base camps.
The summit presents different climbing experiences throughout the year, with late June through September offering mountaineering conditions and May-June providing skiing opportunities.
GPS coordinates: 46.61265,8.41700
Latest update: March 17, 2025 20:05
Rhone Glacier
2.5 km
Hotel Belvédère
4.6 km
Gelmersee
6.5 km
Göscheneralpsee
6.3 km
Trift Glacier
6.2 km
Dammastock
3.4 km
Steffenbachbrücke
5.5 km
Fuchsegg
5.6 km
Furka Passhöhe
4.4 km
Damma Glacier
2.6 km
Gross Furkahorn
1.9 km
Diechterhorn
5.9 km
Tiefen Glacier
1.5 km
Schneestock
3.9 km
Gärstenhörner
4.6 km
Tieralplistock
3.9 km
Lochberg
4.2 km
Stotzigen Firsten
5.3 km
Gelmerhütte Stool
6 km
Gross Bielenhorn
1.3 km
Müeterlishorn
6.7 km
Chli Bielenhorn
2.1 km
Sidelenhorn
1.6 km
Hotel Furkablick
4.4 km
Parish church Holy Cross in the village
6.7 km
Florentini house in the village
6.7 km
Schirmhaus in Tiefenbach
4 km
Galenhütten fortress battery
4.4 kmReviews
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