Vogelberg (Passwang)

Vogelberg
Passwang
Vogelberg

Location in Switzerland

Highest point
Elevation 1,204 m (3,950 ft)
Prominence 301 m (988 ft)[1]
Parent peak Walenmattweid
Coordinates 47°22′06″N 7°40′56″E / 47.36833°N 7.68222°E / 47.36833; 7.68222Coordinates: 47°22′06″N 7°40′56″E / 47.36833°N 7.68222°E / 47.36833; 7.68222
Geography
Location Solothurn, Switzerland
Parent range Jura Mountains
Climbing
Easiest route Trail

The Vogelberg (also known as Passwang; 1,204.1 m) is a mountain of the Jura, located north of Mümliswil in the Swiss canton of Solothurn. It lies east of the Passwang Pass. The border with the canton of Basel-Landschaft runs north of the mountain. The Vogelberg is the easternmost summit above 1,200 metres in the Jura Mountains.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Chratteneggli (903 m).
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