Brunnifirn
Brunnifirn is a glacier in Silenen, Uri and has an elevation of 2,701 metres. Brunnifirn is situated nearby to the hamlet Acletta, as well as near Segnas.Places of Interest
Highlights include Piz Ault and Oberalpstock.
Piz Ault
Peak
Photo: Caumasee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Piz Ault is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located south of the Oberalpstock in Switzerland. Three ridges lead to the peak with a fourth one not very distinct to the south.
Oberalpstock
Peak
Photo: Primula7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Oberalpstock or Piz Tgietschen is a mountain in the Glarus Alps between the cantons of Uri and Graubünden. Its massif separates the valleys of Maderanertal and Surselva near Sedrun.
Piz Cavardiras
Peak
Photo: Walter Mittelholzer, Public domain.
Piz Cavardiras is a 2,964 metres high mountain in the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Uri and Graubünden. The Cavardiras hut, owned by the Swiss Alpine Club, lies near the pass of Cavardiras on the north side.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Disentis and Sedrun.
Disentis
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Disentis or Mustér, is a community of the district Surselva in the Northwest of the Canton of Graubünden or Grisons in Switzerland. The skiing and summer tourism resort high up in the Rhine valley is the site of one of the oldest Benedictine monasteries in Switzerland.
Sedrun
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sedrun is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Brunnifirn.
Camischolas
Village
Photo: Anidaat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Camischolas is a village, which is situated 7 km south of Brunnifirn.
Brunnifirn
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,701 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Silenen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.73728° or 46° 44′ 14″ northLongitude
8.78851° or 8° 47′ 19″ eastElevation
2,701 metres (8,862 feet)Open location code
8FRCPQPQ+WCGeoNames ID
11397392
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