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).
6-512: 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. This article about a mountain, mountain range, or peak located in Valais is
12-476: A stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a mountain, mountain range, or peak located in the canton of Uri is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Rhone Glacier The Rhône Glacier ( German : Rhonegletscher , Walliser German : Rottengletscher , French : glacier du Rhône , Italian : ghiacciaio del Rodano ) is a glacier in the Swiss Alps and
18-450: A track of naked stone. For several years, UV-resistant fleecy white blankets have been installed during the warm periods, covering about 5 acres of the retreating glacier to reduce its melting. It's estimated that this effort reduces the melting by up to 70%. In addition to the global implications of increasing climate warming and instability, the local economy is at risk of losing business income from glacier tourists who have flocked to
24-586: The Trift Glacier . The glacier is located on the northernmost part of the canton of Valais, between the Grimsel Pass and the Furka Pass and is part of the Oberwald municipality. The Dammastock (3,630 m) is the highest summit above the glacier. The Rhône Glacier is easily accessible so its evolution is observed since the 19th century. The glacier lost ~1300 m during the last 120 years leaving behind
30-400: The area since 1870 to walk through "a long and winding ice grotto with glistening blue walls and a leaky ceiling". In 2018, photographers Simon Norfolk and Klaus Thymann created a series of photographs titled "Shroud" displaying the wrapped glacier for the charity organisation Project Pressure to draw attention to the glacial retreat. This article about a glacier in Valais is
36-568: The source of the river Rhône and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the Swiss canton of Valais . Because the glacier is located close to the Furka Pass road it is easily accessible. The Rhône Glacier is the largest glacier in the Urner Alps . It lies on the south side of the range at the source of the Rhône. The Undri Triftlimi (3,081 m) connects it to
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