 Situated on the southeastern Obersee lakeshore, the hill is situated on the area of the municipalities of Tuggen and Wangen−Nuolen in the canton of Schwyz, bordered by the lakeshore area in the canton of St. Gallen and by the Linth river towards Schmerikon.The highest elevation is about at the southwestern end of the hill, overlooking the Linth and Obersee area at around sea level.The commonly called "Bollingen Sandstone" since centuries is used for the construction of buildings, among them the Einsiedeln Abbey and the St. Gallen Abbey, as well as for the construction of "Fraumünster" and "Grossmünster" in Zürich; the quarries are still in use.