Windgällen mountain hut

Windgällen mountain hut is a mountain hut in Silenen, Uri and has an elevation of 2,028 metres. Windgällen mountain hut is situated nearby to the nature reserve Golzerensee, as well as near the peak Gross Windgällen.

Email: info@windgaellenhuette.ch
Type: Mountain hut
Also known as: “Windgaellenhuette”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gross Windgällen and Golzerensee.

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. Gross Windgällen is situated 2½ km northwest of Windgällen mountain hut.

Golzerensee

Nature reserve

Photo: BraunW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Golzerensee is a lake at Golzeren in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. Its surface area is 5.7 ha. Golzeren is located in the Maderanertal and can be reached by cable car from Bristen.

Gross Ruchen

Peak

Photo: Franco Pecchio, CC BY 2.0.

The Gross Ruchen is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, overlooking the Brunnital south of Unterschächen in the canton of Uri. It is located between the higher Gross Windgallen on the west and the Chli Ruchen on the east. Gross Ruchen is situated 2½ km northeast of Windgällen mountain hut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amsteg and Unterschächen.

Amsteg

Village

Photo: Kecko, CC BY 2.0.

Amsteg is a village, which is situated 7 km west of Windgällen mountain hut.

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. Unterschächen is situated 8 km north of Windgällen mountain hut.