Oberen Gitschen

Oberen Gitschen is a peak in Unterschächen, Uri and has an elevation of 1,738 metres. Oberen Gitschen is situated nearby to the locality Fluehütte, as well as near Alpwirtschaft Waldi Alp.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Klausen Pass and Glatten.

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 south of Oberen Gitschen.

Glatten

Peak

Photo: Wala, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Glatten is a mountain of the Schwyzer Alps, overlooking the Klausen Pass in the canton of Uri. It is the tripoint between the valleys Bisistal, Schächental and Urner Boden. The summit consists of a large karstic plateau.

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. Alpler Horn is situated 3 km northwest of Oberen Gitschen.

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 4½ km east of Oberen Gitschen.

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 9 km west of Oberen Gitschen.

Oberen Gitschen

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,738 metres
Category: landform
Location: Unterschächen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.89688° or 46° 53′ 49″ north

Longitude

8.84304° or 8° 50′ 35″ east

Elevation

1,738 metres (5,702 feet)

Open location code

8FRCVRWV+Q6

GeoNames ID

6937731

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