Leistchamm

The Leistchamm is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps, located east of Amden in the canton of St. Gallen. It lies to the west of the Churfirsten range, overlooking the Lake Walen.

Photo: Caumasee, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Flügespitz and Chapel of Saint Bernhard.

Flügespitz

Peak

Photo: MRB, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Flügespitz is a peak.

Chapel of Saint Bernhard

Church

Chapel of Saint Bernhard

Photo: RomanDeckert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chapel of Saint Bernhard is a church.

Seerenbach Falls

Waterfall

Seerenbach Falls

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Seerenbach Falls are a cascading set of three waterfalls east of Betlis in the municipality of Amden. The waterfalls form a creek, the Seerenbach, which drains into Lake Walen. The Rinquelle joins the lowest of the Seerenbach Falls, creating a fourth one.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quinten and Arvenbüel.

Quinten

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Quinten is a hamlet situated on the north shore of the Walensee in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It belongs to the municipality of Quarten. As there are no roads leading to Quinten, it is only reachable by boat or on foot.

Arvenbüel

Hamlet

Photo: Uwelino, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Arvenbüel is a hamlet.

Murg

Village

Photo: Plutowiki, CC0.

Murg is a village.

Leistchamm

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,101 metres
Description: mountain
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Amden, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.14605° or 47° 8′ 46″ north

Longitude

9.21341° or 9° 12′ 48″ east

Elevation

2,101 metres (6,893 feet)

Open location code

8FVF46W7+C9

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Leistchamm” goes by many names.

Arabic: “ليتشام”
Bulgarian: “Леистчам”
Cebuano: “Leistchamm”
Chinese: “萊施特卡姆山”
Dutch: “Leistchamm”
Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ليتشام”
German: “Leistchamm”
Ladin: “Leistchamm”
Spanish: “Leistchamm”
Swedish: “Leistchamm”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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