This is a list of
mountains of the
Swiss canton of
Nidwalden. The list only includes significant summits with a
topographic prominence of at least 150 metres (492 ft). There are 18 such summits in Nidwalden and they are found in almost all its municipalities. Topographically, the three most important summits of the canton are those of the
Rotstöckli (most
elevated), the
Bürgenstock (most
prominent) and
Pilatus (most
isolated).
The
Rotstöckli (2,901 m), although the highest point of the canton, is not listed as it is a subsidiary peak of the
Titlis (3,238 m) and has a topographic prominence of less than 50 m.[1] All mountain heights and prominences on the list are from the largest-
scale maps available.[2]
^
abAll mountain heights and prominences are from the 1:25,000
Swisstopo topographic maps.
^The three main sources for first ascent data are: For the Western Alps;
W.A.B. Coolidge,
The Alps in nature and history, Methuen & Co, London, 1908. For the Central Alps;
Gottlieb Studer, Über Eis und Schnee: Die höchsten Gipfel der Schweiz und die Geschichte ihrer Besteigung, Volumes 1-3, Schmid & Francke, Bern, 1896-1899. For the Eastern Alps: Die Erschließung der Ostalpen, Volumes 1-3, German and Austrian Alpine Club, Berlin, 1894. Given are the years for the first recorded ascents. In many cases local people or surveyors made earlier ascents. In particular, chamois and ibex hunters are expected to have reached many summits. Years in italics indicate that it is known that an earlier ascent was made, for example by the presence of artifacts on top or the summit's prior use as a triangulation point.