Schächentaler Windgällen
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,764 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Hoech Windgaellen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alpler Torstock and Alpler Horn.
Alpler Torstock
Peak
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.
Alpler Horn
Peak
The Alpler Horn is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located south of Muotathal in Central Switzerland. It lies north of the Schächentaler Windgällen, within the part of the Muota valley that belongs to the canton of Uri.
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.
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 east of Schächentaler Windgällen.
Muotathal
Village
Photo: Chris.urs-o, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Muotathal is a village and a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The eponymous valley, the Muotatal, is formed by the Muota, which joins Lake Lucerne at Brunnen. Muotathal is situated 10 km north of Schächentaler Windgällen.
Schächentaler Windgällen
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Unterschächen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.88798° or 46° 53′ 17″ northLongitude
8.79173° or 8° 47′ 30″ eastElevation
2,764 metres (9,068 feet)Open location code
8FRCVQQR+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 26864546OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Schächentaler Windgällen” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شاشينتالير فيندغالين”
- Cebuano: “Höch Windgällen”
- Chinese: “謝興勒溫德蓋倫山”
- Dutch: “Schächentaler Windgällen”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل شاشينتالير فيندجالين”
- Georgian: “შეხენტალერ-ვინდგელენი”
- German: “Höch Windgällen”
- German: “Schächentaler Windgällen”
- Italian: “Schächentaler Windgällen”
- Ladin: “Schächentaler Windgällen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Höch Windgällen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Schächentaler Windgällen”
- Swedish: “Höch Windgällen”
- Venetian: “Schächentaler Windgällen”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alpler Tor and Läged Windgällen.
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