Hohgant

View from Hohgant West to Stony mat and Furggengütsch ( far left) in the background of the Bernese Alps

Hohgant ( [ ˌ ho ː ɡant ] ) is a mountain range of the Alps in the Swiss canton of Bern Emmental.

Location

The mountain is located about 12 km north- northeast of Interlaken ( straight line ) in the rear Emmental. Share of the massif of Hohgant the municipalities Habkern, Schangnau and Eriz.

The Hohgantmassiv consists of a 7 km long mountain chain that is oriented towards the west southwest- east-northeast. The main peaks are from west to east: trough Horn ( 1,973 m asl. ) Hohgant West, Hohgant ( Steinigi mat, 2'163 m asl. ) Furggengütsch ( ( 2,063 m asl. ) [ fʊrkən ˌ ɡʏtʃ ]; . 2'197 m above sea level with the highest peak of the mountain M. Stocks ) and Brünneligrind ( 1,790 m asl ). . The boundaries of the Hohgant in the southeast, east and north of the river Emme, which springs in the area between the Hohgant and the Augstmatthorn, to the west by the basin of Eriz, in the southwest of Grüenenbergpass ( Saumpass ) and in the south by the valley of the maid of Bach. To the northeast is the border chain of the Hohgant is beyond the deep Emme continued in the Schrattenfluh; in the southwest directs the Grüenenbergpass over to the Seven stallions. To the north and west of the Hohgant with jagged cliffs drops very steeply, while prevailing to the south much lower slope angles.

Geology

From a geological point of view of Hohgant from sediments of the Helvetic is constructed, which were deposited on the northern margin of the Tethys Urmittelmeeres to around 225-65 million years ago. These layers were relatively late, about 20 million years ago, included in the Alpine folding with. As Abscherungs and thrust the horizon incompetent flysch and marl of Ultrahelvetikums served. Today, on the northern slope of the Hohgant following layers are recognizable:

• Subalpine molasse and flysch zone in the relatively gently inclined lower slope areas (composed of vast alpine meadows )
• Siliceous limestone of the Hauterivian and Barremian of Drusbergschichten, partly grassy, partly interspersed with steep slopes Flühen
• Schrattenkalk the Aptian, a striking, up to 200 m thick light gray limestone layer
• Hohgant forms the summit area of ​​the Hohgant and was deposited in the Tertiary period some 50 million years ago.

The layers are incident to the south and southeast. At those places where the Schrattenkalk occurs at the surface, typical karst formations, such as carts fields and sinkholes were formed. In calcareous subsoil of Hohgant and the neighboring mountains located with the seven -Hohgant Cave one of the largest cave systems in the world.

Flora

Are situated on the southern slopes of the mountain pine woods Hohgant larger, interspersed with alpine grass and some marshy areas. The flora in the summit area is highly dependent on the geological substratum, species-rich Kalkalpenflora alternates with vegetation that has established itself on weathered sandstone. On Hohgant there are several ibex colonies. Since 1974, the area is a nature reserve.

• Mountain in Europe
• Mountain in the canton of Bern
• Zweitausender
• Mountain in the Alps
• Bernese Alps
• Nature reserve in Europe
• Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments of National Importance
• Schangnau
• Habkern
• Eriz