- Säntis
Infobox Mountain
Name = Säntis
Photo = Alt St. Johann.jpg
Caption =Alt St. Johann with Säntis
Elevation = convert|2502|m|ft|0|lk=on
Location =Switzerland
Range =Appenzell Alps
Prominence = 2021 m (6630 ft) (#13 in the Alps)
latd= 47|latm=14 |lats=57.7 |latNS=N
longd=9 |longm=20 |longs=36.1 |longEW=E
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Coordinates = coor at dms|47|14|57.7|N|9|20|36.1|E|region:CH_type:mountain
First ascent =
Easiest route =
Listing = UltraSäntis (2,502 m) is a
mountain in theAlpstein sub-range of theAppenzell Alps inSwitzerland . It can be reached byaerial tramway fromSchwägalp .The peak is the highest point of the cantons of
Appenzell Innerrhoden andAppenzell Ausserrhoden , and is also shared by theCanton of St. Gallen .From the
Swisscom transmission tower (123.55 m), various VHF radio and television programs (SF1, SF2) ofSRG SSR idée suisse are broadcast.Other information
Säntis was also the name of a canton of the
Helvetic Republic ; "seeCanton of Säntis ".External links
* [http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150877/saentis.html Säntis on SummitPost]
* [http://saentis-cam.cnlab.ch "Säntis Sepp"-Webcam]
* [http://www.saentisbahn.ch Säntis-Schwebebahn AG] de icon
* [http://www.badische-seiten.de/impressionen/index.php?action=showgallery&pfad=Saentis Säntis: pictures]
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