The Höch Gumme (2,205 m) is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...

of the

Emmental Alps The Emmental Alps (german: Emmentaler Alpen) are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps, in Switzerland. They are located north-west of the Brünig Pass, mainly in the cantons of Lucerne, Bern, and Obwalden, with a small portion in ...

in Switzerland. It lies to the east of the

Brienzer Rothorn The Brienzer Rothorn is a mountain of the Emmental Alps, in Switzerland. With an elevation of above sea level, the Brienzer Rothorn is the highest summit of the range. To its west lies the Tannhorn, whilst to its east are Arnihaaggen, Höch Gumme ...

and Arnihaaggen, and the west of the Wilerhorn and

Brünig Pass The Brünig Pass, at an altitude of , connects the Bernese Oberland and central Switzerland, linking Meiringen in the canton of Bern and Lungern in the canton of Obwalden. It is on the watershed between the upper reaches of the Aare, which flows ...

. The '' Schönbüel'' cable car station (2,011 m) is on its eastern flank. Administratively, the summit is shared between the municipalities of

Giswil Giswil is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. History Giswil is first mentioned in the 11th century, as ''Kisevilare''. Geography The municipality is located on the southern end of Lake Sarnen. It consists of the villag ...

, to the north-west,

Lungern Lungern is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. It encompasses Lake Lungern and, besides the village of Lungern, the settlements of Bürglen, Kaiserstuhl and Obsee. Geography The village of Lungern lies above sea level in ...

to the east, and

Hofstetten bei Brienz Hofstetten bei Brienz is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Origin of the name Hofstetten ( Swiss German "Hostet") comes from the Old High German ''hovastat'', meaning "pla ...

, to the south. Hofstetten bei Brienz is in the canton of Bern, whilst Giswil and Lungern are in the

canton of Obwalden Obwalden, also Obwald (german: Kanton Obwalden, rm, Chantun Sursilvania; french: Canton d'Obwald; it, Canton Obvaldo), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of seven municipalities and the seat of the gover ...

References

External links

Höch Gumme on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Switzerland Emmental Alps Mountains of Obwalden Mountains of the canton of Bern Bern–Obwalden border Two-thousanders of Switzerland {{Obwalden-mountain-stub