The Fürstein is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...

of the

Emmental Alps The Emmental Alps () are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps, in Switzerland. They are located north-west of the Brünig Pass, mainly in the cantons of Lucerne, Bern, and Obwalden, with a small portion in the canton of Nidwalden. ...

, located on the border between the cantons of

Lucerne Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), di ...

and

Obwalden Canton of Obwalden or Obwald ( ; ; ; ) is one of the Canton of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of seven municipalities and the seat of the government and parliament is in Sarnen. It is traditio ...

. The closest locality is

Flühli Flühli is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Entlebuch (Amt), Entlebuch in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Lucerne (canton), Lucerne in Switzerland. The municipality consists of the villages of Flühli and Sör ...

, on the western side.

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Fürstein on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps Two-thousanders of Switzerland Mountains of the canton of Lucerne Mountains of Obwalden Lucerne–Obwalden border Emmental Alps Mountains of Switzerland {{Obwalden-mountain-stub