Höch Gumme

Höch Gumme
Höch Gumme

Location in Switzerland

Highest point
Elevation 2,205 m (7,234 ft)
Prominence 140 m (460 ft)[1]
Parent peak Arnihaaggen (2,212 m)
Coordinates 46°47′15.5″N 8°05′24.3″E / 46.787639°N 8.090083°E / 46.787639; 8.090083Coordinates: 46°47′15.5″N 8°05′24.3″E / 46.787639°N 8.090083°E / 46.787639; 8.090083
Geography
Location Obwalden/Bern, Switzerland
Parent range Emmental Alps

The Höch Gumme (2,205 m) is a mountain of the Emmental Alps in Switzerland. It lies to the east of the Brienzer Rothorn and Arnihaaggen, and the west of the Wilerhorn and Brünig Pass. The Schönbüel cable car station (2,011 m) is on its eastern flank.[2]

Administratively, the summit is shared between the municipalities of Giswil, to the north-west, Lungern to the east, and Hofstetten bei Brienz, to the south. Hofstetten bei Brienz is in the canton of Bern, whilst Giswil and Lungern are in the canton of Obwalden.[2]

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located west of the summit at 2,065 metres.
  2. 1 2 map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2014-10-27.

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