Scheitelgrat

Scheitelgrat is a peak in Glarus Süd, Glarus and has an elevation of 2,391 metres. Scheitelgrat is situated nearby to the locality Niedern, as well as near the village Elm.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Piz Segnas and Piz Sardona.

Piz Segnas

Peak

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Piz Segnas is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Glarus and Grisons. The Piz Sardona is on the same ridge to the north, from where the Piz Dolf/Trinserhorn lies to the southeast.

Piz Sardona

Peak

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Piz Sardona is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, on the border between the cantons Glarus and St. Gallen. The 3,056 m high mountain overlooks the valleys of Sernf and Calfeisen.

Segnas Pass

Mountain saddle

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Segnas Pass is a mountain saddle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elm and Matt.

Elm

Village

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Elm is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Elm lies in the valley of the Sernf river, and consists of the village of Elm itself, and the hamlets of Sulzbach, Schwändi, Müsli, Untertal, Vogelsang, Töniberg, Obmoos, Steinibach and Wald. Elm is situated 4½ km west of Scheitelgrat.

Matt

Village

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

Matt is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Matt lies in the valley of the Sernf river, and consists of the village of Matt itself, and the mountain hamlet of Weissenberge. Matt is situated 7 km northwest of Scheitelgrat.

Engi

Village

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Engi is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. The village lies in the valley of the Sernf river, and consists of the three adjacent village parts of Engi-Vorderdorf, Engi-Dörfli and Engi-Hinterdorf. Engi is situated 10 km northwest of Scheitelgrat.

Scheitelgrat

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,391 metres
Category: landform
Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.91582° or 46° 54′ 57″ north

Longitude

9.23168° or 9° 13′ 54″ east

Elevation

2,391 metres (7,844 feet)

Open location code

8FRFW68J+8M

GeoNames ID

6937871

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Localities in the Area

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