Furggel
Furggel is a mountain saddle in Glarus Süd, Glarus and has an elevation of 2,378 metres. Furggel is situated nearby to the locality Gross Schluecht, as well as near Bliistöck.Places of Interest
Highlights include Chüebodensee and Kärpf.
Chüebodensee
Lake
Photo: Wandervogel, CC BY 3.0.
Chüebodensee is a lake above Elm in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland. Its surface area is 1.4 ha. There are about 8 km of well established trails around the lake.
Kärpf
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kärpf, or Chärpf, is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, at an elevation of 2,794 m. Administratively, the mountain lies in the municipality of Glarus Süd, in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland.
Garichtisee
Reservoir
Photo: Moritz Schmaltz, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garichtisee, also known as Mettmensee, is a reservoir on Mettmenalp above Schwanden in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland. The lake's surface area is 16 ha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elm and Matt.
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.
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.
Engi
Village
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Furggel
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,378 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.93297° or 46° 55′ 59″ northLongitude
9.12049° or 9° 7′ 14″ eastElevation
2,378 metres (7,802 feet)Open location code
8FRFW4MC+55OpenStreetMap ID
node 12040719003OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
11074856
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In Other Languages
“Furggel” goes by many names.
- German: “Furggel”
Localities in the Area
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