Emmental Alps

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Peak Brienzer Rothorn Country Switzerland Parent range Western Alps		Elevation 2,350 m (7,710 ft) Highest point Brienzer Rothorn

Cantons Bern, Lucerne, Obwalden and Nidwalden Borders on Bernese Alps, Uri Alps and Schwyz Alps Topo map Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo Mountains Brienzer Rothorn, Pilatus, Hohgant, Augstmatthorn, Niederhorn

The Emmental Alps (German: Emmentaler Alpen) are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps, in Switzerland. They are located north-west of the Brünig Pass, mainly in the cantons of Lucerne, Bern, and Obwalden, with a small portion in the canton of Nidwalden. The highest summit of the range is the Brienzer Rothorn, which is also the highest point in the canton of Lucerne. The range is named after the Emme valley (German: Emmental). In the north-west corner one finds the relatively low, but widespread, and very furrowed Napf.

The Emmental Alps are separated from the Bernese Alps by the Aare valley to the south and connected to the Uri Alps by the four lakes Lungerersee, Sarnersee, Wichelsee, and Vierwaldstättersee to the east.

Notable peaksEdit

Brienzer Rothorn (2,350 m)

Tannhorn (2,221 m)

Arnihaaggen (2,207 m)

Höch Gumme (2,205 m)

Hohgant (2,197 m)

Augstmatthorn (2,137 m)

Pilatus (2,128 m)

Schrattenfluh (2,092 m)

Burgfeldstand (2,063 m)

Sigriswiler Rothorn (2,051 m)

Fürstein (2,040 m)

Wilerhorn (2,005 m)

Schafmatt (1,979 m)

Niederhorn (1,963 m)

Sieben Hengste (1,955 m)

Haglere (1,949 m)

Mittaggüpfi (1,917 m)

Schimbrig (1,815 m)

Honegg (1,546 m)

Wachthubel (1,415 m)

Napf (1,408 m)

References

Emmental Alps Wikipedia

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