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Vogelberg (Passwang)

Coordinates: 47°22′06″N 7°40′56″E / 47.36833°N 7.68222°E / 47.36833; 7.68222
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Vogelberg
Passwang
Vogelberg is located in Switzerland
Vogelberg
Vogelberg
Location in Switzerland
Highest point
Elevation1,204 m (3,950 ft)
Prominence301 m (988 ft)[1]
Parent peakWalenmattweid
Coordinates47°22′06″N 7°40′56″E / 47.36833°N 7.68222°E / 47.36833; 7.68222
Geography
LocationSolothurn, Switzerland
Parent rangeJura Mountains
Climbing
Easiest routeTrail

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

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