Kamor

Kamor
Kamor seen from Hoher Kasten
Highest point
Elevation1,751 m (5,745 ft)[1]
Prominence73 m (240 ft)[1]
Parent peakHoher Kasten
Isolation0.6 km (0.37 mi)[1]
Coordinates47°17′23″N 9°29′12″E / 47.28972°N 9.48667°E / 47.28972; 9.48667
Naming
PronunciationSwiss German: [kxaˈmoːr]
Geography
Kamor
Location in Switzerland
Kamor
Location in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden
Kamor
Location in the canton of St. Gallen
Kamor
Location in the Alps
Location
CountrySwitzerland
Parent rangeAppenzell Alps

The Kamor is a mountain in the Appenzell Alps and has an elevation of 1,751 m above the sea. It is part of a mountain belt of the Alpstein massif which forms the western boundary of the Alpine Rhine Valley and is located on the border of the Swiss cantons Appenzell Innerrhoden and Canton of St. Gallen.

Less than one kilometre to the south is the Hoher Kasten, a 1,794 metres (5,886 ft) high mountain accessible via an aerial tramway from Brülisau.[1] Both mountains are separated by the Kamorsattel, a 1,678 m (5,505 ft) high saddle,[1] but connected by a hiking path.

On top of the Kamor is a wooden summit cross erected by the section Kamor of the Swiss Alpine Club.

Ascents to Kamor and Hoher Kasten were already described in the early 19th century.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Map: Kompass Wanderkarte 112. Appenzellerland · St. Gallen · Säntis. Scale: 1:50,000. Publisher: Hallwag Kümmerly+Frey, Schönbühl. ISBN 978-3-85491-461-7.
  2. ^ Steinmüller, Johann Rudolf (1802). Beschreibung der schweizerischen Alpen- und Landwirthschaft. Steinersche Buchhandlung.
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