Schijen

Schijen is a peak in Gurtnellen, Uri and has an elevation of 2,845 metres. Schijen is situated nearby to the locality Hinterwaldi, as well as near Vorderwaldi.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Piz Giuv and Piz Nair.

Piz Giuv

Peak

Piz Giuv is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Uri and Graubünden. At 3,096 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain of the Glarus Alps lying west of the Oberalpstock.

Piz Nair

Peak

Piz Nair is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Graubünden. Together with Piz Giuv on the west, it overlooks the end of the Etzli valley in the canton of Uri.

Bristen

Peak

Photo: Planomenos, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

The Bristen is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, overlooking the valley of the Reuss and located to the south of Amsteg in the canton of Uri, Switzerland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Intschi and Rueras.

Intschi

Hamlet

Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Intschi is a hamlet.

Rueras

Village

Photo: AliV, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rueras is a village.

Wassen

Village

Photo: Kabelleger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wassen is a village and municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.

Schijen

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,845 metres
Description: mountain in Uri‘ Switzerland
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Gurtnellen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.71173° or 46° 42′ 42″ north

Longitude

8.68436° or 8° 41′ 4″ east

Elevation

2,845 metres (9,334 feet)

Open location code

8FRCPM6M+MP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1372363596

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

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

Cebuano: “Schijen (tumoy sa bukid sa Swisa, Kanton Uri, Uri, lat 46,71, long 8,68)”
Cebuano: “Schijen”
Swedish: “Schijen”

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