Schimbrig

The Schimbrig is a mountain of the Emmental Alps, located in the municipality of Hasle in the canton of Lucerne.

Schimbrig
Highest point
Elevation1,815 m (5,955 ft)
Prominence346 m (1,135 ft)[1]
Parent peakBrienzer Rothorn
Coordinates46°56′22.7″N 8°6′50.2″E
Geography
Schimbrig is located in Switzerland
Schimbrig
Schimbrig
Location in Switzerland
LocationLucerne, Switzerland
Parent rangeEmmental Alps

In the nineteenth century a tourist resort was established at the foot of the mountain where a natural sulphur spring surfaces. The resort Schimbrig Bad was successful until it burnt down in a fire in the early twentieth century.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located south of the mountain at 1,469 metres.


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