Schrattenfluh

Schrattenfluh

The Schrattenfluh (also Schrattenflue ) is a mountain range in the south of the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. After an alpine guide of the Swiss Alpine Club it is in the Lucerne Alps, part of the Central Swiss Alps, for other organizations in the Emmental Alps.

The 6 km long Schrattenfluh runs - like many other mountain ridges in the Swiss Alps - in northeast-southwest direction. The boundaries of the mountain range to the south by the valley of the Emme, on the north by the Hilferenpass and on the east by the valley of the Waldemme. From the Brienz Rothorn chain in the southeast Schrattenfluh is separated by the broad pass at Salwiden.

The Schrattenfluh has four distinctive peaks: (. 2037 m asl ) (. Using 2093 m above sea level, the highest point of the mountain range ) Schiengütsch at the southwest corner, Stallion, Hächlen (. 2089 m asl ) and Strick ( 1946 m above sea level. M. ) in the northeast.

The mountain range of the Schrattenfluh clearly stands out from the pre-Alpine hills of the Emmental and the bowl. The northwestern flank of the Schrattenfluh is steep, with bands of rock and mountain pastures alternate. To the southeast of the ridge drops off relatively smoothly. Here are the vast, mostly barren karst fields of Schrattenkalks with numerous caves ( largest cave: Neuchâtel cave ). The Schrattenfluh is one of the largest continuous karst fields of Switzerland and is systematically investigated by cavers.

The impressive karst landscape of the Schrattenfluh forms a natural monument of national importance ( Biosphere Reserve ).

Schrattenkalk, down an old bathtub, which serves as Wasserrevoir for cattle

Soerenberg with Schrattenfluh stallion

View from Mittlist Gfäll on Schrattenfluh

" Devil's Claw "

The carts field of Schrattenfluh