Hergersboden

Hergersboden is a locality in Spiringen, Uri and has an elevation of 1,373 metres. Hergersboden is situated nearby to the village Urnerboden, as well as near the locality Spitelrüti.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Klausen Pass and Gemsfairenstock.

Klausen Pass

Mountain saddle

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Klausen Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Altdorf in the canton of Uri with Linthal in the canton of Glarus. Somewhat unusually, the boundary between the two cantons does not lie at the summit of the pass, but some 8 kilometres down the slope towards Linthal, with the summit being in Uri. Klausen Pass is situated 4 km southwest of Hergersboden.

Gemsfairenstock

Peak

The Gemsfairenstock is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Glarus. It lies east of the Klausen Pass, on the range east of the Clariden. A trail leads to its summit via the western ridge. Gemsfairenstock is situated 3 km southeast of Hergersboden.

Glatten

Peak

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The Glatten is a mountain of the Schwyzer Alps, overlooking the Klausen Pass in the canton of Uri. It is the tripoint between the valleys Bisistal, Schächental and Urner Boden. The summit consists of a large karstic plateau. Glatten is situated 3 km west of Hergersboden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urnerboden and Linthal.

Urnerboden

Village

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The Urnerboden is a village in the high valley of Urner Boden, and also an alp and a small high Alpine permanent settlement in the Swiss canton of Uri.

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. Linthal is situated 8 km northeast of Hergersboden.