Simel
Simel is a peak in Pfäfers, Sarganserland, Canton of St. Gallen and has an elevation of 2,353 metres. Simel is situated nearby to the locality Gigerwald, as well as near Rüti.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gigerwaldsee and Drachenloch, Paleolithic dwelling cave.
Gigerwaldsee
Reservoir
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gigerwaldsee is a reservoir in the Calfeisental valley, located in the municipality of Pfäfers, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The reservoir has a volume of 35.6 million m³ and covers a surface area of 71 ha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vättis and Kunkels Pass.
Kunkels Pass
Locality
Photo: Caumasee, Public domain.
The Kunkels Pass is a mountain pass in Eastern Switzerland across the Glarus Alps. It connects Vättis in the canton of St. Gallen to Tamins in the canton of Graubünden.
Tamins
Village
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tamins is a village and a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of Grisons. Tamins is situated 8 km south of Simel.
Simel
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,353 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Pfäfers, Sarganserland, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.90248° or 46° 54′ 9″ northLongitude
9.4033° or 9° 24′ 12″ eastElevation
2,353 metres (7,720 feet)Open location code
8FRFWC23+X8OpenStreetMap ID
node 12040710138OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Simel” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Simel (tumoy sa bukid sa Swisa)”
- Cebuano: “Simel”
- Dutch: “Simel”
- German: “Simel”
- Swedish: “Simel”
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