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{{Short description|Mountain  in Switzerland}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Galenstock
| photo = Galenstock, west side 2.jpg
| photo_size = 285
| photo_caption = The Galenstock from the west (Grütlisee)
| elevation_m = 3586
| elevation_ref =
| prominence_m = 252
| prominence_ref = <ref>[[Swisstopo]] maps</ref>
| parent_peak = [[Dammastock]]
| map = Switzerland
| map_caption = Location in Switzerland
| location = [[Canton of Uri|Uri]]/[[Valais]], [[Switzerland]]
| range = [[Urner Alps]]
| coordinates = {{coord|46|36|43|N|8|25|01|E|type:mountain_region:CH_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| range_coordinates =
| first_ascent = 18 August 1845 by [[Eduard Desor]], Daniel Dollfuss Sr., and Daniel Dollfuss Jr., with guides H. Währen, M. Bannholzer, P. Brigger and H. Jaun
| easiest_route = From Hotel Belvédère over the Rhone Glacier
}}
The '''Galenstock''' (3,586 m) is the fourth highest [[mountain]] in the [[Urner Alps|Urner]] [[Swiss Alps|Alps]] in [[Switzerland]]. Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of [[Canton of Uri|Uri]] and the [[Valais]].
It was first climbed by [[Eduard Desor]], Daniel Dollfuss Sr., and Daniel Dollfuss Jr., with guides H. Währen, M. Bannholzer, P. Brigger and H. Jaun on 18 August 1845.
==Huts==
*Hotel Tiefenbach (2,109 m)
*Albert Heim hut (2,542 m)
==References==
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==External links==
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*{{cite summitpost|id=150839|title=Galenstock}}
*[http://www.hikr.org/dir/Galenstock_1880/ List of routes (in German)]
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[[Category:Mountains of the Alps]]
[[Category:Alpine three-thousanders]]
[[Category:Mountains of the canton of Uri]]
[[Category:Mountains of Valais]]
[[Category:Uri–Valais border]]
[[Category:Mountains of Switzerland]]
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