Arpelistock

Arpelistock
Arpelistock

Location in Switzerland

Highest point
Elevation 3,035 m (9,957 ft)
Prominence 70 m (230 ft)[1]
Parent peak Geltenhorn
Coordinates 46°20′37.8″N 7°18′55.3″E / 46.343833°N 7.315361°E / 46.343833; 7.315361Coordinates: 46°20′37.8″N 7°18′55.3″E / 46.343833°N 7.315361°E / 46.343833; 7.315361
Geography
Location Bern/Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Bernese Alps

The Arpelistock is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It belongs to the massif of the Wildhorn and lies approximately halfway between the Sanetsch Pass and the summit of the Wildhorn.

The north side of the Arpelistock is covered by a glacier named Geltengletscher.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located east of the summit at 2,965 metres.

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