Emmental Alps

Emmental Alps
The Emme valley from the Schrattenfluh
Highest point
Peak	Brienzer Rothorn
Elevation	2,350 m (7,710 ft)
Coordinates	46°47′13″N 8°02′49″E
Naming
Native name	Emmentaler Alpen (German)
Geography
Country	Switzerland
Cantons	Bern, Lucerne, Obwalden and Nidwalden
Range coordinates	46°47′13″N 8°02′49″E
Parent range	Western Alps
Borders on	Bernese Alps, Uri Alps and Schwyz Alps
Topo map	Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

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 peaks

• 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)
• Widderfeld (2,076 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

• Charles Knapp, Maurice Borel, Victor Attinger, Heinrich Brunner, Société neuchâteloise de géographie: Geographisches Lexikon der Schweiz. Volume 1: Aa - Emmengruppe. Gebrüder Attinger, Neuchâtel 1902, pp. 701–704 (Scan of the page)

External links

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