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.
Höch Turm
Peak
The Höch Turm is a mountain in the Schwyzer Alps, located in an elevation of 2,666 m.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urnerboden and Linthal.
Schijen
- Peak rising to 2,608 metres (8,556 feet)
- Description: mountain of the Glarus Alps in Switzerland, located west of the Ortstock
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Latitude
46.91984° or 46° 55′ 11″ north
Longitude
8.93538° or 8° 56′ 7″ east
Open location code
8FRCWW9P+W5
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OpenStreetMap feature
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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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