Windgällenlücke
Windgällenlücke is a mountain saddle in Silenen, Uri and has an elevation of 2,721 metres. Windgällenlücke is situated nearby to the locality Riggstäfeli, as well as near the hamlet Golzern.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chli Windgällen and Gross Windgällen.
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.
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.
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.
Windgällenlücke
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,721 metres
- Also known as: “Windgaellenluecke”
- Category: landform
- Location: Silenen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.79994° or 46° 47′ 60″ northLongitude
8.71644° or 8° 42′ 59″ eastElevation
2,721 metres (8,927 feet)Open location code
8FRCQPX8+XHOpenStreetMap ID
node 12040719316OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
11075861
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In Other Languages
“Windgällenlücke” goes by many names.
- German: “Windgällenlücke”
Localities in the Area
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