Fahnenstock
The Fahnenstock is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located south of Weisstannen in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It lies a few kilometres northeast to the tripoint between the cantons of St. Gallen, Glarus and Grisons.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,611 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Fanastock”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Heubützli Pass and Heubützlisee.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weisstannen and Matt.
Weisstannen
Village
Weisstannen is a village located in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It lies in the municipality of Mels, south-west of Sargans. Weisstannen is located at 1,004 metres above sea level on the Seez river in the Weisstannen valley.
Matt
Village
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 9 km west of Fahnenstock.
Elm
Village
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 10 km west of Fahnenstock.
Fahnenstock
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Pfäfers, Sarganserland, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.9422° or 46° 56′ 32″ north
Longitude
9.29315° or 9° 17′ 35″ east
Elevation
2,611 metres (8,566 feet)
Open location code
8FRFW7RV+V7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Fahnenstock” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فانينستوك”
- Cebuano: “Fahnenstock”
- Dutch: “Fahnenstock”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل فانينستوك”
- French: “Fahnenstock”
- German: “Fahnenstock”
- Ladin: “Fahnenstock”
- Spanish: “Fahnenstock”
- Swedish: “Fahnenstock”
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