Oberes Furggeli
Oberes Furggeli is a mountain saddle in Silenen, Uri and has an elevation of 2,679 metres. Oberes Furggeli is situated nearby to the locality Vorder Griesstal, as well as near Butzli.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gross Windgällen and Chli Windgällen.
Gross Windgällen
Peak
Photo: Simonizer, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Gross Windgällen is a 3,187 m high mountain in the Glarus Alps, overlooking the valley of the Reuss in the canton of Uri. The name Gross Windgällen derives from Gälle or gellen, meaning as much as wailing, shrilling or whistling.
Chli Windgällen
Peak
Photo: Simonizer, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Chli Windgällen is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, overlooking the valley of the Reuss in the canton of Uri. It lies west of the Gross Windgällen, on the range north of the Maderanertal.
Seewlisee
Lake
Seewlisee is a lake in Uri, Switzerland at an elevation of 2028 m. Its surface area is 9 ha. The lake lies at the foot of the Gross Windgällen. The lake can be reached by foot in 2–3 hours from the cable car Silenen-Chilcherbergen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amsteg and Erstfeld.
Erstfeld
Village
Photo: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Erstfeld is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
Unterschächen
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Unterschächen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland, situated in the upper Schächental.
Oberes Furggeli
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,679 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Silenen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.80343° or 46° 48′ 12″ northLongitude
8.73359° or 8° 44′ 1″ eastElevation
2,679 metres (8,789 feet)Open location code
8FRCRP3M+9COpenStreetMap ID
node 12040719060OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
11075206
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In Other Languages
“Oberes Furggeli” goes by many names.
- German: “Oberes Furggeli”
Localities in the Area
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