Foostock
The Foostock, also known as the Ruchen, is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Glarus and St. Gallen. It lies north of Piz Sardona, on the range that separates the Sernftal from the Weisstannental.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,610 metres
- Description: mountain in Glarus, Switzerland; geonames ID = 6938167
- Also known as: “Ruchen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Foo Pass and Piz Sardona.
Foo Pass
Mountain saddle
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The Foo Pass is a mountain pass of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Glarus, at an elevation of 2,223 m.
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 metre high mountain overlooks the valleys of Elm and Calfeisen.
Riseten Pass
Mountain saddle
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The Riseten Pass is a mountain pass of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Glarus, at an elevation of 2,189 m.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Matt and Elm.
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.
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.
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 8 km northwest of Foostock.
Foostock
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Mels, Sarganserland, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.95647° or 46° 57′ 23″ northLongitude
9.24471° or 9° 14′ 41″ eastElevation
2,610 metres (8,563 feet)Open location code
8FRFX64V+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 6513811396OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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