Ortstock
The Ortstock is a mountain in the Schwyzer Alps, located at an elevation of 2,717 m on the border between the cantons of Schwyz and Glarus, Switzerland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Schijen and Höch Turm.
Schijen
Peak
The Schijen is a mountain of the Glarus Alps in Switzerland, located west of the Ortstock. The summit is the tripoint between the cantons of Schwyz, Uri and Glarus. The Schijen lies on the range that lies between the Glattalp and the Urner Boden.
Höch Turm
Peak
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The Höch Turm is a mountain in the Schwyzer Alps, located in an elevation of 2,666 m. It lies west of the resort village of Braunwald on the karstic range between the valleys of Muota and Linth.
Linthal railway station
Railway station
Linthal railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Glarus Süd in the Swiss canton of Glarus. It is the terminus of the Weesen to Linthal railway line, and serves the village of Linthal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Linthal and Braunwald.
Linthal
Village
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Linthal is a village and former municipality in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. The village lies near the head of the valley of the Linth river, and at the foot of the Klausen Pass into the canton of Uri.
Braunwald
Village
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Braunwald is a car-free resort village in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.
Rüti
Village
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Rüti is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.
Ortstock
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,716 metres
- Description: mountain in the Glarus Alps
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Muotathal, Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.92541° or 46° 55′ 32″ northLongitude
8.9482° or 8° 56′ 54″ eastElevation
2,716 metres (8,911 feet)Open location code
8FRCWWGX+57OpenStreetMap ID
node 1501685544OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Ortstock” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أورتستوك”
- Catalan: “Ortstock”
- Cebuano: “Ortstock”
- Chinese: “奧爾茨托克山”
- Dutch: “Ortstock”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل اورتستوك”
- French: “Ortstock”
- Georgian: “ორტშტოკი”
- German: “Ortstock”
- Italian: “Ortstock”
- Ladin: “Ortstock”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ortstock”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Ortstock”
- Persian: “اورتستاک”
- Spanish: “Ortstock”
- Swedish: “Ortstock”
- Venetian: “Ortstock”
- Vietnamese: “Ortstock”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vorder Ortstock and Furggele.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ortstock”. Photo: FeG, CC BY-SA 2.5.