Tor

Tor is a mountain saddle in Bürglen (UR), Uri and has an elevation of 2,045 metres. Tor is situated nearby to the locality Schlossbänder, as well as near Alp Matten.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alpler Torstock and Schächentaler Windgällen.

Alpler Torstock

Peak

The Alpler Torstock is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located north of Unterschächen in the canton of Uri. It lies west of the Schächentaler Windgällen, on the range between the valley of the Muota and the valley of Schächental.

Schächentaler Windgällen

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

The Schächentaler Windgällen is a mountain massif in the Schwyzer Alps, overlooking Unterschächen in the canton of Uri. The two named peaks are Höch Windgällen and Läged Windgällen.

Alpler Horn

Peak

The Alpler Horn is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located south of Muotathal in Central Switzerland. It lies north of the Schächentaler Windgällen, within the part of the Muota valley that belongs to the canton of Uri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unterschächen and Spiringen.

Unterschächen

Village

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Unterschächen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland, situated in the upper Schächental.

Spiringen

Village

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Spiringen is a village and a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. The municipality comprises two disjoint areas, separated by the municipality of Unterschächen and the Klausen Pass.

Muotathal

Village

Photo: Chris.urs-o, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Muotathal is a village and a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The eponymous valley, the Muotatal, is formed by the Muota, which joins Lake Lucerne at Brunnen.

Tor

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,045 metres
Category: landform
Location: Bürglen (UR), Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.91007° or 46° 54′ 36″ north

Longitude

8.77534° or 8° 46′ 31″ east

Elevation

2,045 metres (6,709 feet)

Open location code

8FRCWQ6G+24

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9216023530

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

11075758

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German: “Tor”

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