Hoher Kasten

Summits of the High box with cable car station, revolving restaurant and the transmission tower

View from Brülisau on Hohenkasten (center) and Kamor (left). In the foreground, the masts of the Seilbahn.bdep2

The High Case is a 1'794 m above sea level. M. high mountain. It lies on the border between the Canton of St. Gallen and Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland and is part of the Alpsteins as a mountain range.

In the local dialect the mountain is called [ də xaʃtə ]. In the first mention of 1460 states that " in the box ".

Geography

Share the municipalities Altstaetten and Rüte, the municipality Mountain Forest extends below the summit area. Atop the St. Gallen Rhine Valley, the High box is the gateway to the Swiss Alps. The High box is also referred to as the " Rigi Eastern Switzerland ».

About 0.7 km as the crow north of the High box the summits of Kamor lies on 1'751 meters above sea level. M. Connected are Kamor and Hoher Kasten on the box seat with a height of 1,678 m above sea level. M. About 3.5 km south-west lies the 1,860 m above sea level. M. Staubern high pulpit, which is connected to the Hoher Kasten over a mountain ridge. The lowest point of the ridge is located at 1,590 m above sea level. M. The saddle height gives this to 204 m. The distance to Staubern pulpit is at the same time the dominance of the Hoher Kasten dar.

Economic and tourism use

The distinctive mountain summit is being developed since 1964 by the Appenzeller side with a cable car. It requires eight minutes to overcome the 871 m difference in altitude from Brülisau.

In May 2008, a revolving restaurant was opened on the mountaintop.

In the High box, there is a 72 meter high transmission tower of the telecommunications company Swisscom. It was built in 1999 and replaced a smaller transmission tower.

The box saddle is, among other things, due to the opening up by cable car, a popular launch site for paragliders.

Historical

Already at the beginning of the 19th century, the ascent of High box and Kamor described in alpine literature:

" From Gaiß from you also climb very often the Alp Kamor and Hohenkasten, which I will mention just here, though Unterkamor to Altstätten the Rhine Valley, and Oberkamor and box belongs in the Lienz in a former manor Sas. From Gaiß from vorbey next Fähnern, one is in four little hours bey the chalets of Kamors, and in five hours on the back of the Hoher Kasten. "

Hiking

The High box is in the hiking area of ​​the Alpsteins.

• A more sophisticated level hike leads over the first Geological trail in Switzerland: Take the cable car from Brülisau to the Hoher Kasten. Start is high revolving restaurant box. 14 information panels explain the geological phenomena of Alpsteins. The trail leads from Hohenkasten over a ridge to Staubern pulpit. There is the mountain inn Stauberen and the mountain station of the cable car Frümsen - Stauberen. The base station is located in Frümsen in the St. Gallen Rhine Valley. The path continues to Saxer gap and the mountain inn Bollenwees, located on the wild and romantic Fälensee. The descent leads back to the Sämtisersee and the inn Plattenbödeli to Brülisau. The march takes about 5 ½ hours, dangerous places are secured by ropes. However, if security is a prerequisite.
• A family-friendly hiking trail leads from Brülisau about Eggli, the Forstseeli and Kamor the High box. The walking time is about 4 ½ hours.
• Another hike goes from Ruthi in the St. Gallen Rhine Valley on the Brunnenberg and Inneralp to Hohen Kasten. The walking time is about 4 hours.
• Another hike is located on the north side. By car from Kobelwies (municipality Oberriet ) in St. Gallen Rhine Valley to Mont Schwamm ( 1,100 m), continue on foot through the Resspass to Kamorsattel and then on both summits ( Kamor and Hoher Kasten ). The march time is 2 ½ hours.