Gandschijen

Gandschijen is a peak in Göschenen, Uri and has an elevation of 2,389 metres. Gandschijen is situated near the locality Börtli, as well as near the hamlet Gwüest.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Salbitschijen and Göscheneralpsee.

Salbitschijen

Peak

Photo: Caumasee, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Salbitschijen is a mountain in the Urner Alps, overlooking Göschenen in the Swiss canton of Uri. It lies at the southern extremity of the range of the Fleckistock.

Göscheneralpsee

Reservoir

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Göscheneralpsee is a reservoir in the municipality of Göschenen, Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The volume of the reservoir is 76 million cubic metres and its surface area 1.32 km2.

Mittagstock

Peak

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The Mittagstock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking the Göscheneralpsee in the canton of Uri. It lies on the chain that separates the Göschenertal from the valley called Urseren.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hospental and Realp.

Hospental

Village

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hospental is a village and a municipality in the middle of the Alpine valley called Urseren in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.

Realp

Village

Photo: SteveK, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Realp is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.

Andermatt is a town and ski resort in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. It is located at a crossroad in the Alps with great historical importance. Before the opening of the Gotthard car and train tunnels, a big part of the north–south traffic had to pass through here.

Gandschijen

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,389 metres
Description: mountain in Switzerland
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Göschenen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.66227° or 46° 39′ 44″ north

Longitude

8.51034° or 8° 30′ 37″ east

Elevation

2,389 metres (7,838 feet)

Open location code

8FRCMG66+W4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12040711043

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

6936078

Wikidata ID

Q22625610

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In Other Languages

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

Cebuano: “Gandschijen”
Dutch: “Gandschijen”
German: “Gandschijen”
Swedish: “Gandschijen”
“Gandschijen”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Börtli and Gwüest.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Griesstalstock and Hochschijen.

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