Claridenstock

Claridenstock is a mountain in Spiringen, Uri and has an elevation of 3,268 metres. Claridenstock is situated nearby to the hamlet Vorfrutt, as well as near the locality Aesch.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Clariden and Bocktschingel.

Clariden

Peak

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The Clariden is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located at an elevation of 3,267 m between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Glarus. While on the north the Clariden overlooks the 1,948 m high Klausen Pass, the south side is covered by large glaciers and firn.

Bocktschingel

Peak

Photo: Engie, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Bocktschingel is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Glarus. It lies south-east of the Klausen Pass, on the range east of the Clariden.

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 3 km north of Claridenstock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urnerboden and Unterschächen.

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. Urnerboden is situated 6 km northeast of Claridenstock.

Unterschächen

Village

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Unterschächen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland, situated in the upper Schächental. Unterschächen is situated 8 km west of Claridenstock.

Claridenstock

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 3,268 metres
Description: mountain in Switzerland
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Spiringen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.84208° or 46° 50′ 32″ north

Longitude

8.87125° or 8° 52′ 17″ east

Elevation

3,268 metres (10,722 feet)

Open location code

8FRCRVRC+RG

GeoNames ID

2661161

Wikidata ID

Q22506869

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Claridenstock” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Claridenstock”
Dutch: “Claridenstock”
Swedish: “Claridenstock”

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Localities in the Area

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