Dammastock

Mountain in Switzerland

Dammastock

Location in Switzerland

LocationUri/Valais (massif partially in Bern)CountrySwitzerlandParent rangeUrner AlpsTopo mapSwiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopoClimbingFirst ascent28 July 1864 by Albert Hoffmann-Burkhardt with guides Johann Fischer and Andreas von WeissenfluhEasiest routeGlacier tour, F

The Dammastock (3,630 m) is the highest mountain in the Urner Alps in Switzerland and is part of the Winterberg massif. Its summit ridge forms the border between the cantons of Uri and the Valais. It is the highest summit in the canton of Uri. The tripoint between the cantons of Bern, Valais and Uri lies near the Eggstock, north of the Dammastock. Politically, the Dammastock is split between the municipalities of Göschenen (Uri) and Obergoms (Valais).

The massif is almost completely covered by ice, the large Rhone Glacier on the west side, the smaller Damma Glacier on the east side and the Trift Glacier further on the north side.

It was first climbed by Albert Hoffmann-Burkhardt with guides Johann Fischer and Andreas von Weissenfluh on 28 July 1864.

Huts

Dammastock Hut (2,445 m)
Hotel Tiefenbach (2,109 m)

View from the summit toward the Galenstock

The Dammastock from the Göscheneralp valley, with the Dammastock Hut visible

References

^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Grimsel Pass (2,164 m).
^ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is southeast of the Rosenhorn.