Grenzchopf
The Grenzchopf is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps, overlooking the Schwägalp Pass on the border between the Swiss cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and St. Gallen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Säntis and Silberplatten.
Säntis
Peak
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At 2,501.9 metres above sea level, Säntis is the highest mountain in the Alpstein massif of northeastern Switzerland. It is also the culminating point of the whole Appenzell Alps, between Lake Walen and Lake Constance.
Silberplatten
Peak
Photo: Orion666, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Silberplatten is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps, overlooking the Schwägalp Pass in the canton of St. Gallen. Its 2,158-metre-high summit is located southwest of the Grenzchopf, which marks the border with the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden.
Schwägalp Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Breeze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schwägalp Pass is a high mountain pass in the Appenzell Alps between the cantons of St. Gallen and Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. The pass is named after the Schwägalp peak on the north face of Säntis. The pass road has a maximum grade of 12 percent.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meglisalp communal alp, Maria zum Schnee chapel, alpine buildings and inn and Wildhaus.
Meglisalp communal alp, Maria zum Schnee chapel, alpine buildings and inn
Hamlet
Meglisalp communal alp, Maria zum Schnee chapel, alpine buildings and inn is a hamlet.
Wildhaus
Village
Wildhaus is a village and former municipality in the Toggenburg region of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, since 2010 by merger with Alt St. Johann part of the municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann.
Unterwasser
Village
Unterwasser is a village in the Toggenburg region of the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, situated at the confluence of the two streams forming the upper Thur.
Grenzchopf
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,193 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Nesslau, Toggenburg, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.24701° or 47° 14′ 49″ northLongitude
9.32381° or 9° 19′ 26″ eastElevation
2,193 metres (7,195 feet)Open location code
8FVF68WF+RGOpenStreetMap ID
node 9935561203OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Grenzchopf” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غرينزشوبف”
- Bulgarian: “Грензчопф”
- Cebuano: “Grenzchopf”
- Dutch: “Grenzchopf”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جرينزشوبف”
- French: “Grenzchopf”
- German: “Grenzchopf”
- Italian: “Grenzchopf”
- Ladin: “Grenzchopf”
- Persian: “گرنچوپ”
- Spanish: “Grenzchopf”
- Swedish: “Grenzchopf”
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