The Hinter Tierberg is a 3,445 metres high

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in the

Uri Alps The Uri Alps (also known as ''Urner Alps'', ) are a mountain range in Central Switzerland and part of the Western Alps. They extend into the cantons of Obwalden, Valais, Bern, Uri and Nidwalden and are bordered by the Bernese Alps (Grimsel Pass) a ...

, located on the border between the cantons of

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and

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. It overlooks the Trift Glacier on its west side and the Chelen Glacier on its east side. The massif of the Tierberg consists of several mountains, they are (from north to south):

Vorder Tierberg The Hinter Tierberg is a 3,445 metres high mountain in the Uri Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Canton of Bern, Bern and Canton of Uri, Uri. It overlooks the Trift Glacier on its west side and the Chelen Glacier on its east sid ...

(3,091 metres), Mittler Tierberg (3,418 metres) and Hinter Tierberg. The Hinter Tierberg is connected to the south to the higher

Dammastock The Dammastock (3,630 m) is the highest mountain in the Urner Alps in Switzerland and is part of the Winterberg massif. Its summit ridge forms the border between the cantons of Uri and the Valais. It is the highest summit in the canton of Uri. ...

by a ridge whose lowest point is approximately 3,260 metres. In August 2016, a

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fighter crashed close to the mountain.

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External links

Hinter Tierberg on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps Alpine three-thousanders Mountains of Switzerland Mountains of the canton of Uri Mountains of the canton of Bern Bern–Uri border {{Bern-mountain-stub