Sandfirn
Sandfirn is a glacier in Glarus Süd, Glarus and has an elevation of 2,698 metres. Sandfirn is situated nearby to the locality Planura, as well as near Hinter Stäfeli.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Piz Cazarauls and Planurahütte.
Piz Cazarauls
Peak
Piz Cazarauls is a 3,063 metres high mountain in the Glarus Alps in Switzerland. The summit is the tripoint between the cantons of Uri, Glarus and Grisons. Piz Cazarauls lies between the valleys of Maderanertal, Linth and Val Russein.
Heimstock
Peak
The Heimstock is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Graubünden. It lies between the Maderanertal and the Val Russein. On its northern side lies the Hüfi Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urnerboden.
Urnerboden
Village
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The Urnerboden is a village in the high valley of Urner Boden, and also an alp and a small high Alpine permanent settlement in the Swiss canton of Uri. Urnerboden is situated 8 km north of Sandfirn.
Sandfirn
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,698 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.81695° or 46° 49′ 1″ northLongitude
8.88388° or 8° 53′ 2″ eastElevation
2,698 metres (8,852 feet)Open location code
8FRCRV8M+QHOpenStreetMap ID
way 34602006OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacierGeoNames ID
11397998
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Localities in the Area
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