Lang See

Lang See is in Wassen, Uri and has an elevation of 2,314 metres. Lang See is situated nearby to the locality Salbiten, as well as near Eggwald.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Salbitschijen and Rorspitzli.

Salbitschijen

Peak

Photo: Caumasee, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Salbitschijen is a mountain in the Urner Alps, overlooking Göschenen in the Swiss canton of Uri. It lies at the southern extremity of the range of the Fleckistock.

Rorspitzli

Peak

The Rorspitzli is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located west of Wassen and Göschenen in the canton of Uri. It lies on the range east of the Sustenjoch, culminating at the Fleckistock.

Salbithütte

Mountain hut

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Salbithütte is a mountain hut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Göschenen and Gurtnellen.

Göschenen is a village and municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It sits at the northern end of the Gotthard tunnel. The Göschenen riots saw Urner troops opening fire on Italian miners demonstrating for better working conditions and wages on the tunnel's construction site. Göschenen is situated 4 km southeast of Lang See.

Gurtnellen

Village

Photo: Kabelleger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gurtnellen is a village and municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Gurtnellen is situated 7 km northeast of Lang See.

Andermatt

Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Andermatt is a town and ski resort in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. It is located at a crossroad in the Alps with great historical importance. Before the opening of the Gotthard car and train tunnels, a big part of the north–south traffic had to pass through here.

Lang See

Type: Body of water
Location: Wassen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.69458° or 46° 41′ 41″ north

Longitude

8.55075° or 8° 33′ 3″ east

Elevation

2,314 metres (7,592 feet)

Open location code

8FRCMHV2+R8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 74457075

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

11397191

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