Prominence 1,466 m (4,810 ft) Listing Canton high point Elevation 3,630 m Mountain range Uri Alps Parent range Uri Alps | Isolation 21.6 km (13.4 mi) Country Switzerland First ascent 28 July 1864 Parent peak Finsteraarhorn | |
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Location Uri/Valais (massif partially in Bern) Topo map Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo Similar Sustenhorn, Galenstock, Gwächtenhorn, Finsteraarhorn, Diechterhorn | ||
The Dammastock (3,630 m) is the highest mountain in the Urner Alps in Switzerland and is part of the Winterberg massif. Its summit ridge forms the border between the cantons of Uri and the Valais. It is the highest summit in the canton of Uri. The tripoint between the cantons of Berne, Valais and Uri lies near the Eggstock, north of the Dammastock. Politically, the Dammastcok is split between the municipalities of Göschenen (Uri) and Obergoms (Valais).
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Map of Dammastock, 6487 G%C3%B6schenen, Switzerland
The massif is almost completely covered by ice, the large Rhone Glacier on the west side, the smaller Damma Glacier on the east side and the Trift Glacier further on the north side.
It was first climbed by Albert Hoffmann-Burkhardt with guides Johann Fischer and Andreas von Weissenfluh on 28 July 1864.