Foostock

The Foostock, also known as the Ruchen, is a mountain of the , located on the border between the Swiss cantons of and . It lies north of , on the range that separates the Sernf Valley from the Weisstannen Valley.
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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 Foostöckli and Foo Pass.

Peak
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is a peak.

Mountain saddle
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The is a mountain pass of the , located on the border between the Swiss cantons of and , at an elevation of 2,223 m.

Peak
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is a mountain in the , on the border between the cantons and . The 3,056 m high mountain overlooks the valleys of Sernf and Calfeisen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matt and Elm.

Village
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is a village, and former municipality, in the and in . lies in the valley of the Sernf river, and consists of the village of itself, and the mountain hamlet of Weissenberge.

Village
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is a village, and former municipality, in the and in . lies in the valley of the Sernf river, and consists of the village of itself, and the hamlets of Sulzbach, Schwändi, Müsli, Untertal, Vogelsang, Töniberg, Obmoos, Steinibach and Wald.

Village
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is a village, and former municipality, in the and in . 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. is situated 8 km northwest of Foostock.

Foostock

Latitude
46.95647° or 46° 57′ 23″ north
Longitude
9.24471° or 9° 14′ 41″ east
Elevation
2,610 metres (8,563 feet)
Open location code
8FRFX64V+HV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6513811396
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6938167
Wiki­data ID
Q3647221
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Satellite Map

Discover Foostock from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Foostock” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبل فوستوك”
  • Cebuano: “Foostock”
  • Chinese: “福施托克山”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل فوستوك”
  • Georgian: “რუხენი”
  • German: “Foostock”
  • German: “Ruchen”
  • Ladin: “Ruchen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ruchen”
  • Persian: “فاستاک”
  • Spanish: “Ruchen”
  • Swedish: “Foostock”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Foostockband and Bütziband.

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Highlights include Schmidstöck and Walenbützer Furggle.

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