The Rooterberg (840 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 ...
north of the
Alps
The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Swi ...
, located between
Root
In vascular plants, the roots are the organs of a plant that are modified to provide anchorage for the plant and take in water and nutrients into the plant body, which allows plants to grow taller and faster. They are most often below the su ...
and
Udligenswil
Udligenswil is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Geography
Udligenswil has an area of . Of this area, 66.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.9 ...
in the canton of
Lucerne. The mountain lies north of
Lake Lucerne
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Lake Lucerne (german: Vierwaldstättersee, literally "Lake of the four forested settlements" (in English usually translated as ''forest cantons''), french: lac des Quatre-Cantons, it, lago dei Quattro Cantoni) is a lake in central S ...
and west of
Lake Zug
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Lake Zug (german: Zugersee) is a lake in Central Switzerland, situated between Lake Lucerne and Lake Zurich. It stretches for 14 km between Arth and the Cham- Zug bay. The Lorze as the main feeder river empties its waters into the ...
, at the foothills of the Alps.
References
External links
Rooterberg on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of the canton of Lucerne
Mountains of Switzerland
Mountains of Switzerland under 1000 metres
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