The Dammastock (3,630 m) is the highest
mountain
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in the
Urner
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*Catherine Murphy Urner (1891–1942), American composer
*Joseph Urner (1898–1987), American sculptor, painter, and etcher
*Milton Urner (1839–1926), American politician
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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 ...
in
Switzerland and is part of the
Winterberg massif. Its summit ridge forms the border between the cantons of
Uri and the
Valais
Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the 26 cantons forming the S ...
. It is the highest summit in the canton of Uri. The tripoint between the cantons of
Berne
Bern () or Berne; in other Swiss languages, gsw, Bärn ; frp, Bèrna ; it, Berna ; rm, Berna is the ''de facto'' Capital city, capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city" (in german: Bundesstadt, link=no, french: ville fédérale ...
, Valais and Uri lies near the
Eggstock, north of the Dammastock. Politically, the Dammastock is split between the municipalities of
Göschenen
Göschenen (German, it, Casinotta, rm, Caschanuttais) a village and municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It sits at the northern end of the Gotthard tunnel. The Göschenen riots (1875) saw Urner troops opening fire on Italian miner ...
(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.
Huts
*Dammastock Hut (2,445 m)
*Hotel Tiefenbach (2,109 m)
See also
*
List of mountains of Uri
*
List of mountains of Switzerland
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*
List of most isolated mountains of Switzerland
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
References
External links
The Dammastock on SummitPost
Mountains of the Alps
Alpine three-thousanders
Mountains of the canton of Uri
Mountains of Valais
Highest points of Swiss cantons
Uri–Valais border
Mountains of Switzerland
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