Eggstock (Schwyzer Alps)

For the mountain near the Dammastock, see Eggstock (Uri Alps).

The Eggstock is a mountain of the Schwyzer Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Schwyz and Glarus, north of Braunwald. It lies on the range east of the Bös Fulen, between the valley of Bösbächi and the cirque of Braunwald and is composed of three summits: the Hinterer Eggstock (2,455 m [8,054 ft]), the Mittlerer Eggstock (2,436 m [7,992 ft]) and the Vorderer Eggstock (2,449 m [8,035 ft]).

Eggstock
View from the west side
Highest point
Peak	Hinterer Eggstock
Elevation	2,455 m (8,054 ft)
Prominence	96 m (315 ft)
Parent peak	Bös Fulen
Coordinates	46°57′37″N 8°58′0″E
Geography
Eggstock Location in Switzerland Eggstock Location in the canton of Glarus Eggstock Location in the canton of Schwyz
Country	Switzerland
Cantons	Glarus / Schwyz
Parent range	Schwyzer Alps
Topo map	Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

See also

• List of mountains of the canton of Glarus
• List of mountains of the canton of Schwyz

External links

Media related to Eggstöcke at Wikimedia Commons

• Hinterer Eggstock on Hikr