Rotstock

Rotstock
Rotstock

Location in Switzerland

Highest point
Elevation 3,699 m (12,136 ft)
Prominence 118 m (387 ft) [1]
Parent peak Geisshorn
Coordinates 46°26′07″N 8°00′07″E / 46.43528°N 8.00194°E / 46.43528; 8.00194Coordinates: 46°26′07″N 8°00′07″E / 46.43528°N 8.00194°E / 46.43528; 8.00194
Geography
Location Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Bernese Alps

The Rotstock (3,699 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the Swiss canton of Valais. It lies on the range between the Oberaletsch Glacier and the Aletsch Glacier, south of the Geisshorn.

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located north of the summit at 3,581 metres.


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