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12-761: 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 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

24-794: The Gärstenhörner . A wide reservoir of snow whence the Trift Glacier flows to the north and the Rhone Glacier to the south, divides this range from the more easterly range whose highest point is the Dammastock . North of the Dammastock the range collectively known as the Hinter Tierberg , attains 3,447 metres. Further east than the last is the Sustenhorn range, rising at its highest point to 3,505 metres, divided from

36-705: The Susten Pass . The Dammastock massif on the south is the most glaciated part while the northern part, which culminates on Titlis , has lower summits but greater extent. The group south of the Susten Pass forms the dividing range between the head waters of the Aare (west) from those of the Reuss . In addition a small portion of the range (south-west) is located in the basin of the Rhone . This part lies entirely within

48-467: 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. This article about

60-757: The Uri Alps are: Main glaciers  : Dammastock 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

72-780: The cantons of Obwalden , Valais , Bern , Uri and Nidwalden and are bordered by the Bernese Alps ( Grimsel Pass ) and the Emmental Alps to the west (the four lakes: Lungerersee , Sarnersee , Wichelsee , and Alpnachersee ), the Schwyzer Alps to the north ( Lake Lucerne ), the Lepontine Alps to the south (the valley of Urseren with Andermatt ) and the Glarus Alps to the east ( Reuss ). The Uri Alps are composed of two distinct groups separated by

84-409: 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 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

96-776: The last by the Stein Glacier and the upper part of the Göschenental. Lastly, another ridge still further east is separated from the last by the Voralptal, a branch of the Göschenental. Its highest summits are the Fleckistock and the Stucklistock . The lower part of the Göschenental is bounded on the south by a range running west to east diverging from the ridge between the Dammastock and the Galenstock. On

108-444: 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 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

120-712: The north side of the Susten Pass the ranges are lower and, except the highest mountains on the south, free of glaciers. The main ridge, culminating at the Titlis divides the basins of the Aare and the Reuss. From the Grassen , tripoint border between the cantons of Bern , Obwalden and Uri , a small range diverges from the main watershed and runs from west to east and culminates at the Gross Spannort . The principal summits of

132-583: The valley of the Rhone Glacier . This group forms a complex mass including four considerable ridges and attains its greatest height at the Dammastock and the Galenstock . The group includes four nearly parallel ridges running NNW. and SSE. That forming the eastern boundary of the valley of Hasli reaches 3,383 metres at the Tieralplistock , whence it extends NNW. to the Mährenhorn , and south to

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144-536: The wrapped glacier for the charity organisation Project Pressure to draw attention to the glacial retreat. This article about a glacier in Valais is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Urner Alps The Uri Alps (also known as Urner Alps , German : Urner Alpen ) are a mountain range in Central Switzerland and part of the Western Alps . They extend into

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