Europe / Uri Alps
Sustenhorn
Switzerland · 3,503 m
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Nathalie Diriwaechter · Public domain · Sustenhorn E-Grat. Preview cropped from the top.Source credit: Self-photographed
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Source-linked route information · coverage incomplete
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About Sustenhorn
Sustenhorn has several hut-based glacier ascents and a harder east ridge. Different huts and descent endpoints produce different climbing totals.
Geographic source notes
Wikidata description: mountain in the Urner Alps. Imported context (CC0); retrieved 2026-10-05, not independently reviewed.
This overview is assembled from the geographic records cited below; it has not been independently field-verified.
Mountain facts
- Elevation
- 3503 metres above sea level
- Country / territory
- Switzerland
- Mountain range
- Uri Alps
- Range assignment
- Source-linked Wikidata statement · 2026-10-05
- Summit coordinates
- 46.698888888, 8.455277777 · View summit on OpenStreetMap
Routes and variants
4 source-linked entries · research checked 2026-10-07. The inventory remains incomplete.
Documented information and open research
Starting point: 3 of 4 · Difficulty with grading system: 4 of 4 · Elevation gain: 4 of 4 · Duration: 4 of 4 · Season: 0 of 4
0 historical entries. These counts describe published entries, not all possible routes. Current access is not established.
See route research coverage and priorities →Compare 4 routes
Grades retain their published rating system; different systems and historical grades are not equivalent. Elevation gain means climbing metres, not summit altitude. Missing figures are not estimated.
Scroll sideways to compare all columns. Select a route name for its details.
| Route | Activity / direction | Difficulty / system | Starting point | Elevation gain | Duration | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Tierberglihütte | AlpinismAscent | LSAC alpine overall grade | Tierberglihütte | 730 mPublished ascent metres; not summit altitude difference | 3–4 hPublished ascent section; return and breaks excluded | Source 1 ↗ |
| From Chelenalphütte | AlpinismAscent | LSAC alpine overall grade | Chelenalphütte | 1,150 mPublished ascent metres; not summit altitude difference | 3:30–4 hPublished ascent section; return and breaks excluded | Source 1 ↗ |
| Voralphütte via Flachensteinfirn | AlpinismAscent | WSSAC alpine overall grade | Voralphütte | 1,400 mPublished ascent metres; not summit altitude difference | 4:30–5 hPublished ascent section; return and breaks excluded | Source 1 ↗ |
| East ridge | AlpinismAscent | ZSSAC alpine overall grade | Not documented | 1,400 mPublished ascent metres; not summit altitude difference | 6–7 hPublished ascent section; return and breaks excluded | Source 1 ↗ |
Choose an activity to see its entries. Ascent, descent, approaches and historical climbing lines are labelled separately.
Alpinism (4)
From TierberglihütteAlpinism · Ascent · L
Descent: 2–3 h / 730 m.
- Activity
- Alpinism
- Direction / role
- Ascent
- Starting point
- Tierberglihütte
- Difficulty
- L · SAC alpine overall grade · Published German SAC listing; no grade conversion
- Elevation gain
- 730 m · Published ascent metres; not summit altitude difference
- Duration
- 3–4 h · Published ascent section; return and breaks excluded
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
SAC · Sustenhorn · source checked 2026-10-07
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
From ChelenalphütteAlpinism · Ascent · L
Descent: 2:30–3 h / 1,150 m.
- Activity
- Alpinism
- Direction / role
- Ascent
- Starting point
- Chelenalphütte
- Difficulty
- L · SAC alpine overall grade · Published German SAC listing; no grade conversion
- Elevation gain
- 1,150 m · Published ascent metres; not summit altitude difference
- Duration
- 3:30–4 h · Published ascent section; return and breaks excluded
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
SAC · Sustenhorn · source checked 2026-10-07
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
Voralphütte via FlachensteinfirnAlpinism · Ascent · WS
Descent: 3:30–4 h / 1,400 m.
- Activity
- Alpinism
- Direction / role
- Ascent
- Starting point
- Voralphütte
- Difficulty
- WS · SAC alpine overall grade · Published German SAC listing; no grade conversion
- Elevation gain
- 1,400 m · Published ascent metres; not summit altitude difference
- Duration
- 4:30–5 h · Published ascent section; return and breaks excluded
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
SAC · Sustenhorn · source checked 2026-10-07
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
East ridgeAlpinism · Ascent · ZS
Descent: 2–2:30 h / 700 m. Starting point and end are not established here.
- Activity
- Alpinism
- Direction / role
- Ascent
- Starting point
- Not established from the checked source
- Difficulty
- ZS · SAC alpine overall grade · Published German SAC listing; no grade conversion
- Elevation gain
- 1,400 m · Published ascent metres; not summit altitude difference
- Duration
- 6–7 h · Published ascent section; return and breaks excluded
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
SAC · Sustenhorn · source checked 2026-10-07
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
Route questions, answered
Specific planning questions, with the scope of each source kept visible.
Which approach has the shorter listed ascent?
Tierberglihütte lists 3–4 hours; Chelenalphütte 3:30–4. These are different hut starts.
Does L mean an ordinary hiking trail?
No. L is an alpine overall grade, not a hiking classification.
Climbing Chronicle Redaktion · Sources checked · Source research; current route conditions are not confirmed.
Planning at a glance
Access and starting point
Tierbergli, Chelenalp and Voralp are separate starts. Current glacier conditions remain open.
Difficulty and required experience
L, WS and ZS are SAC alpine overall grades. Historic rock grades remain separate.
Season and restrictions
Not yet established from checked sources for this mountain.
Sources for current information
Regional weather and warning resources
Selected by the recorded country. Check geographic coverage and elevation; these links do not confirm access or conditions on this summit.
- SLF · Swiss avalanche bulletin
Swiss regional snow and avalanche information; select the correct area
This page stores reference sources, not live conditions. Check the provider’s publication date and route coverage before use.
Research still needed
For Sustenhorn, this atlas does not yet document first-ascent history; checked seasonal restrictions. Missing first-ascent evidence does not mean a mountain is unclimbed.
Use the linked sources as starting points; summit coordinates do not describe a climbing route or public access.
Sources and coverage
Imported geographic data from Wikidata (CC0); not independently field-verified. Data snapshot: 30 September 2026. Elevations and boundaries can differ between sources. Mountain-range membership follows explicit Wikidata relationships or a coordinate match against published GMBA v2 standard polygons. GMBA: Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (2021), CC BY 4.0; methodology: Snethlage et al. (2022). Missing evidence remains open.
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Editorial responsibility
Responsible publisher and editorial author: Climbing Chronicle Redaktion. AI-assisted source research; no on-site inspection or professional route approval is claimed.
- Route listing source check
- 2026-10-07 · partial inventory; current access remains open
- Planning source check
- 2026-10-07 · only the individually cited planning additions
- Earlier profile review
- Open · no complete editorial review recorded
- Imported context retrieved
- 2026-10-05 · automated retrieval, not an editorial review
How sources, authorship and review dates work
Further reading about Sustenhorn
Links discovered through the Wikidata record. These articles have not been checked as evidence for route, difficulty or access claims.
Mountains nearby
Recorded mountains, ordered by straight-line distance. This does not describe a route or accessible connection.
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