Stein (Obersaxen)

Stein
Stein

Location in Switzerland

Highest point
Elevation 2,172 m (7,126 ft)
Prominence 90 m (300 ft)[1]
Parent peak Piz Sezner
Coordinates 46°43′33.6″N 9°07′37.3″E / 46.726000°N 9.127028°E / 46.726000; 9.127028Coordinates: 46°43′33.6″N 9°07′37.3″E / 46.726000°N 9.127028°E / 46.726000; 9.127028
Geography
Location Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range Lepontine Alps

The Stein (2,172 m) is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Obersaxen in the canton of Graubünden. It lies between the main Rhine valley and the Val Lumnezia. A cable car station (2,144 m) is located near the summit.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located south of the summit at 2,082 metres.


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