Axen

Axen is a peak in Unterschächen, Uri and has an elevation of 2,096 metres. Axen is situated nearby to the locality Heitmannsegg, as well as near Aesch.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Schächentaler Windgällen and Alpler Torstock.

Schächentaler Windgällen

Peak

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The Schächentaler Windgällen is a mountain massif in the Schwyzer Alps, overlooking Unterschächen in the canton of Uri. The two named peaks are Höch Windgällen and Läged Windgällen.

The Alpler Torstock is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located north of Unterschächen in the canton of Uri. It lies west of the Schächentaler Windgällen, on the range between the valley of the Muota and the valley of Schächental.

St. Anna Chapel

Chapel

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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 5 km west of Axen.

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 8 km east of Axen.

Bürglen

Village

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Bürglen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Bürglen is situated 10 km west of Axen.

Axen

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,096 metres
Category: landform
Location: Unterschächen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.88011° or 46° 52′ 48″ north

Longitude

8.79256° or 8° 47′ 33″ east

Elevation

2,096 metres (6,877 feet)

Open location code

8FRCVQJV+22

GeoNames ID

6937611

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