Tierälpligrat

Tierälpligrat is a peak in Unterschächen, Uri and has an elevation of 2,526 metres. Tierälpligrat is situated nearby to the hamlet Vorfrutt, as well as near the locality Aesch.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Klausen Pass and Clariden.

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.

Clariden

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urnerboden and Spiringen.

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 5 km northeast of Tierälpligrat.

Spiringen

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 10 km west of Tierälpligrat.

Tierälpligrat

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,526 metres
Also known as: “Tieraelpligrat”
Category: landform
Location: Unterschächen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.85474° or 46° 51′ 17″ north

Longitude

8.85212° or 8° 51′ 8″ east

Elevation

2,526 metres (8,287 feet)

Open location code

8FRCVV32+VR

GeoNames ID

6937438

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Localities in the Area

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