Alpstein mountains

E908878
mountain range subrange of the Alps

The Alpstein mountains are a picturesque subrange of the Appenzell Alps in northeastern Switzerland, known for their dramatic limestone peaks, hiking trails, and panoramic views.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Alpstein massif 2
Churfirsten range 2
Säntis 0

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range ⓘ
subrange of the Alps ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
drainage Rhine basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thur river basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
elevation 2502 m ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Mesozoic ⓘ
geology mainly limestone ⓘ
hasCableCarAccess Hoher Kasten cable car NERFINISHED ⓘ
Säntis cable car ⓘ
hasKarstFeatures yes ⓘ
highestPoint Säntis NERFINISHED ⓘ
isScenicArea yes ⓘ
knownFor alpine pastures ⓘ
dense hiking trail network ⓘ
dramatic limestone peaks ⓘ
panoramic views ⓘ
traditional mountain inns ⓘ
languageRegion German-speaking Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden NERFINISHED ⓘ
canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden NERFINISHED ⓘ
canton of St. Gallen NERFINISHED ⓘ
northeastern Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ
mapRegion Swiss Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ
mountainRangeType limestone mountains ⓘ
nearestCity St. Gallen NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearestTown Appenzell NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wasserauen NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableLake Fälensee NERFINISHED ⓘ
Seealpsee NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sämtisersee NERFINISHED ⓘ
notablePeak Altmann NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hoher Kasten NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hundstein NERFINISHED ⓘ
Säntis NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Appenzell Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ
popularHut Bollenwees NERFINISHED ⓘ
Meglisalp NERFINISHED ⓘ
Äscher mountain guesthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ
popularRoute Hoher Kasten–Saxer Lücke ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
Säntis traverse ⓘ
protectedAreaNearby Schweizerischer Nationalpark (not in Alpstein, but Switzerland’s only national park) NERFINISHED ⓘ
tourismActivity hiking ⓘ
mountain climbing ⓘ
paragliding ⓘ
ski touring ⓘ
snowshoeing ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eggersriet → hasViewOf → Alpstein mountains ⓘ
Toggenburg → highestNearbyPeak → Alpstein mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Churfirsten range
Hinterrugg → partOfMountainRange → Alpstein mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Churfirsten range
Chäserrugg → hasViewOf → Alpstein mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alpstein massif
Toggenburg valley → nearMountain → Alpstein mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alpstein massif