Cavistrau
The Cavistrau is a mountain consisting of two summits in the Glarus Alps, overlooking Brigels and Trun in canton of Graubünden. The mountain belongs to the Brigelser Hörner, of which Cavistrau Grond is the highest and Cavistrau Pign, just 230 metres to its east side, the second highest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,251 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Cavistrau Grond”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bifertenstock and Piz Urlaun.
Bifertenstock
Peak
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The Bifertenstock, or Romansh: Piz Durschin), is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located at an elevation of 3,419 m on the border between the cantons of Glarus and Grisons; its peak, however, is located about 25 metres south of the border. Bifertenstock is situated 2½ km northwest of Cavistrau.
Piz Urlaun
Peak
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Piz Urlaun is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Glarus and Grisons. It lies on the ridge between the Tödi and the Bifertenstock. Piz Urlaun is situated 3½ km west of Cavistrau.
Piz Dado
Peak
Piz Dado is a mountain peak of the Glarus Alps, situated above Breil/Brigels in the canton of Graubünden. It is the most eastern peak of the Brigelser Hörner just next to Piz Dadens. Piz Dado is situated 3½ km east of Cavistrau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schlans and Trun.
Schlans
Village
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Schlans is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The municipality of Schlans merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of Trun. Schlans is situated 4½ km southeast of Cavistrau.
Trun
Village
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Trun is a municipality in the Surselva Region in the canton of the Grisons in Switzerland. The municipality of Schlans merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of Trun. Trun is situated 4½ km south of Cavistrau.
Rabius
Village
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Rabius is the largest village in the municipality of Sumvitg, Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a station on the Disentis - Reichenau line of the Rhaetian Railway. Rabius is situated 6 km south of Cavistrau.
Cavistrau
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Breil/Brigels, Surselva Region, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Cavistrau” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كافيستراو”
- Cebuano: “Brigels Hörner”
- Chinese: “卡維斯特勞山”
- Dutch: “Cavistrau”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كافيستراو”
- French: “Cavistrau”
- Ladin: “Cavistrau”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Brigelser Hörner”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cavistrau”
- Persian: “کاویستراو”
- Swedish: “Brigels Hörner”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brigelser Hörner and Crap Grond.
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