Brawen
Brawen is a peak in Unterschächen, Uri and has an elevation of 1,894 metres. Brawen is situated nearby to the locality Aesch, as well as near Heitmannsegg.Places of Interest
Highlights include Klausen Pass and Schärhorn.
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 3½ km northeast of Brawen.
Schärhorn
Peak
Photo: Böhringer, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Schärhorn is a Swiss mountain in the Glarus Alps near Klausen Pass. The highest summit is named Gross Schärhorn while a second summit is named Chli Schärhorn. Schärhorn is situated 3 km south of Brawen.
Chammliberg
Peak
Photo: Böhringer, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Chammliberg is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located south of the Klausen Pass in the canton of Uri. While the south side of the mountain is covered by the large Hüfi Glacier, the north-west side consists of an 800 metre high face. Chammliberg is situated 3 km southeast of Brawen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spiringen and Urnerboden.
Spiringen
Village
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Spiringen is a village and a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. The municipality comprises two disjoint areas, separated by the municipality of Unterschächen and the Klausen Pass. Spiringen is situated 7 km west of Brawen.
Urnerboden
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 8 km northeast of Brawen.
Brawen
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,894 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Unterschächen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.85388° or 46° 51′ 14″ northLongitude
8.81341° or 8° 48′ 48″ eastElevation
1,894 metres (6,214 feet)Open location code
8FRCVR37+H9GeoNames ID
6937433
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