Elevation 3,503 m Prominence 414 m | First ascent 7 August 1841 | |
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Similar Gwächtenhorn, Dammastock, Hinter Tierberg, Fleckistock, Galenstock | ||
The Sustenhorn is a 3,502 metre high mountain in the Uri Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Bern and Uri. It overlook Susten Pass from the south.
Map of Sustenhorn, 6487 G%C3%B6schenen, Switzerland
Both sides of the massif are glaciated. On the west side (Bern) lies the Stein Glacier and on the east side (Uri) lies the smaller Flachensteinfirn. The larger massif consists of several other mountains, the principal being Vorder Sustenhorn (3,318 metres), Chli Sustenhorn (3,309 metres) on the north and Sustenlimihorn (3,316 metres) on the south.
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