List of mountains of Obwalden

This is a list of mountains of the Swiss canton of Obwalden. Obwalden is a very mountainous canton and is one of the nine cantons having summits over 3,000 metres. Topographically, the three most important summits of the canton are those of the Titlis (most elevated), the Brienzer Rothorn (most prominent) and Pilatus (most isolated).

This list only includes significant summits with a topographic prominence of at least . There are 28 such summits in Obwalden and they are found in all its seven municipalities.Christian Thöni, Directory of the mountains of Switzerland All mountain heights and prominences on the list are from the largest-scale maps available.All mountain heights and prominences are from the 1:25,000 Swisstopo topographic maps.

List MountainHeight (m) Drop (m)CoordinatesRange Municipality(ies) FirstThe three main sources for first ascent data are:For the Western Alps; W.A.B. Coolidge, The Alps in nature and history, Methuen & Co, London, 1908.For the Central Alps; Gottlieb Studer, Über Eis und Schnee: Die höchsten Gipfel der Schweiz und die Geschichte ihrer Besteigung, Volumes 1-3, Schmid & Francke, Bern, 1896-1899.For the Eastern Alps: Die Erschließung der Ostalpen, Volumes 1-3, German and Austrian Alpine Club, Berlin, 1894.Given are the years for the first recorded ascents. In many cases local people or surveyors made earlier ascents. In particular, chamois and ibex hunters are expected to have reached many summits. Years in italics indicate that it is known that an earlier ascent was made, for example by the presence of artifacts on top or the summit's prior use as a triangulation point.ascentTitlis3238978Uri AlpsEngelberg1739Reissend Nollen3003229Uri AlpsEngelbergGrassen29462152'677'134.73, 1'179'639.02Uri AlpsEngelbergWissigstock2887329Uri AlpsEngelbergRotsandnollen2700493Uri AlpsKernsHuetstock2676230Uri AlpsKernsGraustock2662256Uri AlpsKernsGross Sättelistock2637272Uri AlpsEngelbergHahnen2606201Uri AlpsEngelbergGlogghüs2534554Uri AlpsKernsHochstollen2481160Uri AlpsLungern/KernsNünalphorn2385214Uri AlpsKernsBrienzer Rothorn23501342Emmental AlpsGiswilHeitlistock2146284Uri AlpsSachselnPilatus (Tomlishorn)2128585Emmental AlpsAlpnachChingstuel2118190Uri AlpsLungernSchluchberg2106364Uri AlpsKernsGüpfi2043381Uri AlpsLungernFürstein2040481Emmental AlpsSarnenHagleren1949365Emmental AlpsGiswilStäfeliflue1922227Emmental AlpsAlpnachMittaggüpfi1917167Emmental AlpsAlpnach

See also List of mountains of Switzerland Swiss Alps

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