Bristen
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Planomenos, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bristensee and Piz Giuv.
Bristensee
Bristensee is a lake in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. It is located below the mountain Bristen and above the village of Bristen. There is a lodge for tourists and campers located directly opposite the lake.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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Intschi and Amsteg.
Silenen
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Silenen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
Bristen
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,073 metres
- Description: mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Gurtnellen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.7369° or 46° 44′ 13″ northLongitude
8.68133° or 8° 40′ 53″ eastElevation
3,073 metres (10,082 feet)Open location code
8FRCPMPJ+QGOpenStreetMap ID
node 26862633OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Bristen” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بريستين”
- Bulgarian: “Бристен”
- Catalan: “Bristen”
- Cebuano: “Bristen”
- Chinese: “布里斯滕山”
- Dutch: “Bristen”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بريستين”
- Georgian: “ბრისტენი”
- German: “Bristen”
- Ladin: “Bristen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bristen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bristen”
- Norwegian: “Bristen”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Bristen”
- Persian: “بریستن”
- Polish: “Bristen”
- Swedish: “Bristen”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bocktal and Bristenberg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hangfirn and Rot Bristen.
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