Liechtenstein

Vorder Grauspitz (photo courtesy of Svickova), released into the public domain

Liechtenstein is a very small independent principality situated at the edge of the Rätikon Alps, bordered on its western side by the River Rhine.  It has a total area of about 160 square kilometres.  It is bordered to the west and south by Switzerland, and to the east by Austria.  For further details on the country, see the Wikipedia article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liechtenstein 

Geographically the country is very roughly triangular in shape, with the point of the triangle facing north.  The country can be divided into two areas: 

There is one mountain with a prominence of at least 600 metres.  This is Kuegrat, which is situated wholly within the principality.  This has a height of 2123 metres and prominence of c.678 metres.

There are eight mountains in Liechtenstein of at least 2000 metres in height and at least 150 metres of prominence. The highest mountain in the country is Vorder Grauspitz on the Liechtenstein/Switzerland frontier.  This has a height of 2599 metres and prominence of 353 metres.

Listed here:


Mountains & Hills of Liechtenstein.pdf