Schijen
The Schijen is a mountain of the Glarus Alps in Switzerland, located west of the Ortstock. The summit is the tripoint between the cantons of Schwyz, Uri and Glarus. The Schijen lies on the range that lies between the Glattalp and the Urner Boden.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ortstock and Höch Turm.
Ortstock
Peak
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The Ortstock is a mountain in the Schwyzer Alps, located at an elevation of 2,717 m on the border between the cantons of Schwyz and Glarus, Switzerland.
Höch Turm
Peak
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The Höch Turm is a mountain in the Schwyzer Alps, located in an elevation of 2,666 m. It lies west of the resort village of Braunwald on the karstic range between the valleys of Muota and Linth.
Glattalpsee
Reservoir
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Glattalpsee is a reservoir on the Glattalp plateau, above Bisisthal, in the municipality of Muotathal, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. The lake's water is used by the Sahli powerplant in Bisisthal to produce electricity.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urnerboden and Linthal.
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.
Linthal
Village
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Linthal is a village and former municipality in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. The village lies near the head of the valley of the Linth river, and at the foot of the Klausen Pass into the canton of Uri.
Braunwald
Village
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Braunwald is a car-free resort village in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.
Schijen
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,608 metres
- Description: mountain of the Glarus Alps in Switzerland, located west of the Ortstock
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Spiringen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.91984° or 46° 55′ 11″ northLongitude
8.93538° or 8° 56′ 7″ eastElevation
2,608 metres (8,556 feet)Open location code
8FRCWW9P+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1501692895OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Schijen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Schijen (tumoy sa bukid sa Swisa, Kanton Uri, Uri, lat 46,92, long 8,94)”
- Cebuano: “Schijen”
- Chinese: “希延山 (施維茨阿爾卑斯山脈，2,608米)”
- Chinese: “希延山”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سكيچين (سويسرا)”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سكيچين”
- French: “Schijen”
- German: “Scheienberg”
- German: “Schijen”
- Ladin: “Schijen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Schijen ved Ortstock”
- Swedish: “Schijen (bergstopp i Schweiz, Uri, Uri, lat 46,92, long 8,94)”
- Swedish: “Schijen”
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