Oberbauenstock

#854 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Oberbauenstock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking Lake Lucerne in Central Switzerland. Its 2,117-metre-high summit is located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 6946 ftProminence: 974 ftCoordinates: 46°55'40"N, 8°32'39"E

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Oberbauenstock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rütli, Tellskapelle, Seeli, Rudenz Castle.

3.7 miNE
Historical place, Memorial
Rütli, Seelisberg
94 min walk • Rütli or Grütli is a mountain meadow on Lake Lucerne, in the Seelisberg municipality of the Swiss canton of Uri. It is the site of the Rütlischwur in traditional Swiss historiography, the oath marking the foundation of the original Swiss Confederacy. As such it is treated as a national monument of Switzerland.
3.3 miE
View point, Church
Tellskapelle
84 min walk • The Tellskapelle is located on the Tellsplatte or Tellenplatte on the shore of Lake Lucerne at the foot of the Axenberg cliffs, in the Sisikon municipality, canton of Uri, Switzerland. It is across the Bay of Uri from the Rütli, some 4.3 km away.
2.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Seeli, Brunnen
69 min walk • Seeli or Seelisbergsee is the lake on Seelisberg in Uri, Switzerland, that gives the place its name. Its surface area is 18 ha.
4.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Rudenz Castle
108 min walk • The Rudenz Castle is a fortified tower in Flüelen, a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
1.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Niederbauen-Chulm
39 min walk • The Niederbauen-Chulm is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking Lake Lucerne in Central Switzerland. Its 1,923 metre high summit is located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri.
4.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Brisen
116 min walk • The Brisen is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri, in Central Switzerland. It is located near the slightly higher Hoh Brisen. The western ridge named Haldigrat is the easiest way to the summit.
4.1 miSE
Forts and castles
Seedorf Castle, Seedorf
104 min walk • Seedorf Castle is a medieval castle ruin in the municipality of Seedorf in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It is near the school complex of Seedorf and across the street from the newer castle of Apro.
2.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Schwalmis
63 min walk • The Schwalmis is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking Lake Lucerne in Central Switzerland. Its 2,246-metre-high summit lies on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri.
4.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hoh Brisen
109 min walk • The Hoh Brisen is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri, in Central Switzerland.
3.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gitschen
97 min walk • The Gitschen is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking Lake Lucerne in the canton of Uri. It lies on the range north of the Surenen Pass, culminating at the Brunnistock.
4.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Uri Rotstock
117 min walk • The Uri Rotstock is a mountain on the territory of Isenthal, Uri, Switzerland and part of the Uri Alps.