Glarus Alps

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Glarus Alps
French: Alpes glaronaises, German: Glarner Alpen
Range
none Tödi from the Gemsfairenstock
Tödi from the Gemsfairenstock
Country Switzerland
Cantons Glarus
Borders on Urner Alps, Lepontine Alps, Appenzell Alps
Highest point Tödi
 - elevation 3,614 m (11,857 ft)
 - coordinates 46°48′40″N 8°54′53″E / 46.81111, 8.91472
Central Alps (the Glarus Alps are marked as Alpes glaronaises)
Central Alps (the Glarus Alps are marked as Alpes glaronaises)

The Glarus Alps are a mountain range in central Switzerland. They extend from the Oberalp Pass to the Klausen Pass, and are bordered by the Urner Alps to the west, the Lepontine Alps to the south and the Appenzell Alps to the north-east.

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[edit] Principal summits

Name Elevation
Tödi 3614 meters 11,857 feet
Bifertenstock 3426 meters 11,241 feet
Piz Urlaun 3371 meters 11,060 feet
Oberalpstock 3330 meters 10,926 feet
Gross Scheerhorn 3296 meters 10,814 feet
Claridenstock 3270 meters 10,729 feet
Dussistock 3262 meters 10,703 feet
Ringelspitz 3251 meters 10,667 feet
Brigelserhorner highest 3250 meters 10,663 feet
Grosse Windgalle 3192 meters 10,473 feet
Hausstock 3152 meters 10,342 feet
Gross Ruchen 3136 meters 10,289 feet
Piz Segnes 3102 meters 10,178 feet
Piz Giuf 3098 meters 10,165 feet
Crispalt 3080 meters 10,105 feet
Bristenstock 3074 meters 10,086 feet
Selbsanft 3029 meters 9,938 feet
Vorab 3025 meters 9,925 feet
Glärnisch 2914 meters 9,560 feet
Tschingelhorner Elm 2850 meters 9,351 feet
Piz Sol Grauehorner 2849 meters 9,348 feet
Calanda 2808 meters 9,213 feet
Karpfstock 2797 meters 9,177 feet
Mageren 2528 meters 8,294 feet
Murtschenstock 2442 meters 8,012 feet

[edit] Passes

The chief passes of the Tödi Range, from the Oberalp Pass to the Klausen Pass, are:

Note: road status as of 1911.
Mountain pass Location Type (as of 1911) Elevation
Clariden Pass Amsteg to Linthal snow 2969 meters 9741 feet
Planura Pass Amsteg to Linthal snow 2940 meters 9646 feet
Kammlilucke or Scheerjoch Maderanertal to Unterschächen snow 2848 meters 9344 feet
Sardona Pass Flims to Bad Ragaz snow 2840 meters 9318 feet
Sand Alp Pass Disentis to Linthal snow 2780 meters 9121 feet
Brunni Pass Disentis to Amsteg snow 2736 meters 8977 feet
Segnes Pass Elm to Flims foot path 2625 meters 8613 feet
Kisten Pass Linthal to Ilanz bad bridle path 2500 meters 8203 feet
Panixer Pass Elm to Ilanz bad bridle path 2407 meters 7897 feet
Chrüzli Pass Amsteg to Sedrun foot path 2350 meters 7710 feet
Foo or Ramin Pass Elm to Weisstannen bridle path 2222 meters 7290 feet
Oberalp Pass Andermatt to Disentis carriage road 2048 meters 6719 feet
Klausen Pass Altdorf to Linththal carriage road 1952 meters 6404 feet


[edit] See also

[edit] External links

The Glarus Alps on SummitPost

[edit] References