Gross Walenstock, Engelberg

Name: Gross Walenstock
Address: Engelberg, Switzerland

#8 among attractions in Engelberg

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Gross Walenstock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Obwalden in Central Switzerland. On its northern side it overlooks the Bannalpsee. ()

Elevation: 8438 ftProminence: 105 ftCoordinates: 46°51'25"N, 8°25'11"E

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Engelberg Switzerland

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Gross Walenstock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Trübsee, Bannalpsee, Eugenisee, Brisen.

4.6 miS
High-altitude lake in ski region
Trübsee, Engelberg
117 min walk • Trübsee is an intermediate cable car station by the Titlis Bergbahnen, Trüebsee is an Alpine lake on the Ober Trüebsee Alpine pasture in the upper part of the extensive municipality of Wolfenschiessen in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden.
0.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bannalpsee
23 min walk • Bannalpsee is a reservoir in the municipality of Wolfenschiessen in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden. The reservoir's surface area is 16 hectares. The construction of the reservoir was decided in 1934 and completed in 1937. The reservoir is operated by Elektrizitätswerk Nidwalden.
3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Eugenisee, Engelberg
77 min walk • Eugenisee is a lake at Engelberg in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland. In summer, it is stocked with brown trout and rainbow trout for fishing. In the floods of August 2005, the lake was filled with large quantities of sediments.
3.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Brisen
88 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.
2.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hahnen, Engelberg
73 min walk • The Hahnen is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking Engelberg in the Swiss canton of Obwalden. It has an elevation of 2,606 metres above sea level.
~1750 ftS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rigidalstock, Engelberg
9 min walk • The Rigidalstock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Obwalden in Central Switzerland. It lies south of the Gross Walenstock. The closest locality is Engelberg on its southern side.
4.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wissberg
104 min walk • The Wissberg is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located east of Engelberg in Central Switzerland. Its summit lies on the border between the cantons of Obwalden and Uri.
2.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ruchstock
62 min walk • The Ruchstock is a mountain of the Urner Alps in Central Switzerland.
3.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hoh Brisen
91 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.
2.5 miS
Museum
Talmuseum Engelberg, Engelberg
65 min walk • The Engelberg Valley Museum is a local history museum in the listed Wappenhaus in Engelberg in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland.
5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Musenalper Grat
129 min walk • The Musenalper Grat is a mountain of the Uri Alps, overlooking Niederrickenbach in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden. It lies on the range south of Lake Lucerne. A cable car links Niederrickenbach to the Ober Musenalp, near the summit of the mountain.