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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
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.
Erstfeld
Village
Photo: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Erstfeld is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Erstfeld is situated 9 km northwest of Windgällen mountain hut.
Windgällen mountain hut
- Categories: tourism, accommodation, and building
- Location: Silenen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.7902° or 46° 47′ 25″ northLongitude
8.75573° or 8° 45′ 21″ eastElevation
2,028 metres (6,654 feet)Operator
AACZOpen location code
8FRCQQR4+37OpenStreetMap ID
node 6681994772OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=alpine_hutGeoNames ID
11184823Wikidata ID
Q64760435
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Windgällen mountain hut” goes by many names.
- French: “cabane de Windgällen”
- French: “Cabane de Windgällen”
- German: “Windgällenhütte”
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