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Dammastock 
The long ridge to the summit (right) above the Damma GlacierElevation 3,630 m (11,909 ft) Prominence 1,466 m (4,810 ft) [1] Parent peak Finsteraarhorn Listing Canton high point Location Uri/Valais,
Dammastock
SwitzerlandRange Urner Alps Coordinates 46°38′37.3″N 8°25′16″E / 46.643694°N 8.42111°ECoordinates: 46°38′37.3″N 8°25′16″E / 46.643694°N 8.42111°E Climbing First ascent 28 July 1864 by Albert Hoffmann-Burkhardt with guides Johann Fischer and Andreas von Weissenfluh Easiest route Glacier tour, F The Dammastock (3,630 m) is the highest mountain in the Urner Alps in Switzerland. Its summit ridge forms the border between the cantons of Uri and the Valais. It is the highest summit in the canton of Uri. The tripoint between the cantons of Berne, Valais and Uri lies near the Eggstock, north of the Dammastock.
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)
View from the summit toward the Galenstock
The Dammastock from the Göscheneralp valley, with the Dammastock Hut visibleReferences
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Categories:- Mountains of the Alps
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