Glärnisch

The Glärnisch is a mountain massif of the Schwyz Alps, overlooking the valley of the in the , Switzerland. It consists of several summits, of which the highest, the Bächistock, is 2,915 metres above sea level.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,915 metres
  • Description: mountain of the Glarus Alps
  • Also known as: “Glaernisch” and “Glarnisch”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glarnisch Glacier and Nidfurner Turm.

Glacier
Photo: Oggi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Peak
Photo: Caumasee, Public domain.
is a peak.

Lake
Photo: Caumasee, Public domain.
is a lake in the , . It is located at an elevation of 1,422 metres, above the village of and below the peaks of Glärnisch. Its surface area is 0.17 square kilometres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leuggelbach and Nidfurn.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is a village, and former municipality, in the and in . is situated 4½ km southeast of Glärnisch.

Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, and former municipality, in the and in . is situated 4½ km east of Glärnisch.

Glärnisch

Latitude
46.99869° or 46° 59′ 55″ north
Longitude
8.99849° or 8° 59′ 55″ east
Elevation
2,915 metres (9,564 feet)
Open location code
8FRCXXXX+F9
Geo­Names ID
2660595
Wiki­data ID
Q15260
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Glärnisch” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غلارنيستش”
  • Arabic: “غلارنيش”
  • Bulgarian: “Глерниш (масив)”
  • Bulgarian: “Глерниш”
  • Catalan: “Glärnisch”
  • Cebuano: “Glärnisch”
  • Chinese: “格萊尼施山”
  • Dutch: “Glärnisch”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جلارنيستش”
  • French: “Glärnisch”
  • German: “Glärnisch”
  • Italian: “Glärnisch”
  • Ladin: “Glärnisch”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Glärnisch”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Glärnisch”
  • Polish: “Glärnisch”
  • Spanish: “Glärnisch”
  • Swedish: “Glärnisch”
  • Swiss German: “Glärnisch”
  • Venetian: “Glärnisch”

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Localities in the Area

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