Hinderrugg
Sign in to saveThe 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.
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- Hinterrugg
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- Picswiss SG-37-02.jpg
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- North view of the Churfirsten with the Hinterrugg on the right
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- 2306
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 470
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- Gamsberg
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- Switzerland#Canton of St. Gallen
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- Location in Switzerland##Location in the canton of St. Gallen
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- St. Gallen
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- Switzerland
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- 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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