Kamor

The Kamor is a mountain in the Appenzell Alps and has an elevation of 1,751 m above the sea. It is part of a mountain belt which forms the western boundary of the Rhine Valley and is located on the border of the Swiss cantons Appenzell Innerrhoden and Canton of St. Gallen.

Kamor
Kamor (left) and Hoher Kasten as seen from Appenzell
Highest point
Elevation	1,751 m (5,745 ft)[1]
Prominence	73 m (240 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Hoher Kasten
Isolation	0.6 km (0.37 mi)[1]
Coordinates	47°17′23″N 9°29′12″E
Naming
Pronunciation	Swiss German: [kxaˈmoːr]
Geography
Kamor Kamor in the Alps
Location	Switzerland
Parent range	Appenzell Alps

Less than one kilometre to the south is the Hoher Kasten, a 1,794 m high mountain accessible via an aerial tramway.^[1] Both mountains are separated by the Kamorsattel, a 1,678 m high saddle.^[1]

Summit cross and view direction Alpine Rhine and Lake Constance

On top of the Kamor is a wooden summit cross erected by the section Kamor of the Swiss Alpine Club.

Ascents to Kamor and Hoher Kasten were already described in the early 19th century.^[2]