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The Hinterrugg (or Hinderrugg) is the highest peak of the Churfirsten group, located in the Appenzell Alps. It overlooks the town of Walenstadt and the lake in the canton of St. Gallen. The summit is easily accessible via the Chäserrugg cable car station (), above Unterwasser in Toggenburg.

Key facts

Mountain.name
Hinterrugg
Mountain.photo
Picswiss SG-37-02.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption
North view of the Churfirsten with the Hinterrugg on the right
Mountain.elevation_m
2306
Mountain.prominence_m
470
Mountain.parent_peak
Gamsberg
Mountain.map
Switzerland#Canton of St. Gallen
Mountain.map_caption
Location in Switzerland##Location in the canton of St. Gallen
Mountain.location
St. Gallen
Mountain.country
Switzerland
Mountain.range
Appenzell Alps

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The Hinterrugg (or Hinderrugg) is the highest peak of the Churfirsten group, located in the Appenzell Alps. It overlooks the town of Walenstadt and the lake in the canton of St. Gallen. The summit is easily accessible via the Chäserrugg cable car station (), above Unterwasser in Toggenburg.

The Hinterrugg is a well-known location for BASE jumping.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hinderrugg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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