Bälmeten
The Bälmeten is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, overlooking Erstfeld in the canton of Uri. It lies west of the Hoch Fulen, in the group north-west of the Gross Windgällen.
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,415 metres
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Baelmeten” and “Balmeten”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Erstfeld railway station and Hoch Fulen.
Erstfeld railway station
Railway station
Erstfeld railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Uri and municipality of Erstfeld. The station is situated on the original line of the Gotthard railway, at the foot of the ramp up to the Gotthard Tunnel.
Hoch Fulen
Peak
The Hoch Fulen is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located east of Erstfeld in the Uri. It lies in the group north-west of the Gross Windgällen, between the Reuss valley and the Schächental.
Seewlisee
Lake
Seewlisee is a lake in Uri, Switzerland at an elevation of 2028 m. Its surface area is 9 ha. The lake lies at the foot of the Gross Windgällen. The lake can be reached by foot in 2–3 hours from the cable car Silenen-Chilcherbergen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Erstfeld and Schattdorf.
Schattdorf
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bälmeten
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Erstfeld, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.83117° or 46° 49′ 52″ north
Longitude
8.68052° or 8° 40′ 50″ east
Elevation
2,415 metres (7,923 feet)
Open location code
8FRCRMJJ+F6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Bälmeten from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Bälmeten” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بالميتين”
- Cebuano: “Bälmeten”
- Chinese: “貝爾梅滕山”
- Dutch: “Bälmeten”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بالميتين”
- German: “Bälmeten”
- Ladin: “Bälmeten”
- Persian: “بلمتن”
- Swedish: “Bälmeten”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Griggeler and Chli Fulen.
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