Roten Pfaffen

Roten Pfaffen is a peak in Spiringen, Uri and has an elevation of 2,529 metres. Roten Pfaffen is situated nearby to the hamlet Vorfrutt, as well as near the locality Hergersboden.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bocktschingel and Clariden.

Bocktschingel

Peak

Photo: Engie, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Bocktschingel is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Glarus. It lies south-east of the Klausen Pass, on the range east of the Clariden.

The Clariden is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located at an elevation of 3,267 m between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Glarus. While on the north the Clariden overlooks the 1,948 m high Klausen Pass, the south side is covered by large glaciers and firn.

Klausen Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: FeG, Public domain.

Klausen Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Altdorf in the canton of Uri with Linthal in the canton of Glarus. Somewhat unusually, the boundary between the two cantons does not lie at the summit of the pass, but some 8 kilometres down the slope towards Linthal, with the summit being in Uri. Klausen Pass is situated 3 km northwest of Roten Pfaffen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urnerboden and Unterschächen.

Urnerboden

Village

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The Urnerboden is a village in the high valley of Urner Boden, and also an alp and a small high Alpine permanent settlement in the Swiss canton of Uri. Urnerboden is situated 4 km north of Roten Pfaffen.

Unterschächen

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Unterschächen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland, situated in the upper Schächental. Unterschächen is situated 9 km west of Roten Pfaffen.

Roten Pfaffen

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,529 metres
Category: landform
Location: Spiringen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.85319° or 46° 51′ 12″ north

Longitude

8.88558° or 8° 53′ 8″ east

Elevation

2,529 metres (8,297 feet)

Open location code

8FRCVV3P+76

GeoNames ID

6937425

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