The Hinter Tierberg is a 3,445 metres high

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 (topography), summit area, and ...

in the

Uri 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 the cantons of Obwalden, Valais, canton of Bern, Bern, Canton of Uri, Uri and Nidwalden and ...

, located on the border between the cantons of

Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

and

Uri Uri may refer to: Places * Canton of Uri, a canton in Switzerland * Úri, a village and commune in Hungary * Uri, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province * Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, a town in India * Uri (island), an island off Malakula Islan ...

. It overlooks the

Trift Glacier The Trift Glacier (german: Triftgletscher) is a long glacier (2005) in the Urner Alps near Gadmen, in the extreme east of the canton Berne in Switzerland. Morphology In 1973 glacier was 5.75 km long, 3 km wide at the top and around 500 m w ...

on its west side and the

Chelen Glacier The Chelen Glacier (german: Chelengletscher) is a 2.5 km long glacier (2005) situated in the Urner Alps in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 3.15 km2. See also *List of glaciers in Switzerland A ''list'' is an ...

on its east side. The massif of the Tierberg consists of several mountains, they are (from north to south):

Vorder Tierberg The Hinter Tierberg is a 3,445 metres high mountain in the Uri Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Bern and Uri. It overlooks the Trift Glacier on its west side and the Chelen Glacier on its east side. The massif of the Tierbe ...

(3,091 metres),

Mittler Tierberg The Hinter Tierberg is a 3,445 metres high mountain in the Uri Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Bern and Uri. It overlooks the Trift Glacier on its west side and the Chelen Glacier on its east side. The massif of the Tierbe ...

(3,418 metres) and Hinter Tierberg. The Hinter Tierberg is connected to the south to the higher

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 ...

by a ridge whose lowest point is approximately 3,260 metres. In August 2016, a

Swiss Air Force The Swiss Air Force (german: Schweizer Luftwaffe; french: Forces aériennes suisses; it, Forze aeree svizzere; rm, Aviatica militara svizra) is the air component of the Swiss Armed Forces, established on 31 July 1914 as a part of the army and ...

F/A-18 fighter crashed close to the mountain.

References

External links

Hinter Tierberg on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps Alpine three-thousanders Mountains of Switzerland Mountains of the canton of Uri Mountains of the canton of Bern Bern–Uri border {{Bern-mountain-stub