Grosswald

Grosswald is a house in Urnäsch, Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and has an elevation of 1,259 metres. Grosswald is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Schwägalp Pass, as well as near the peak Grenzchopf.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Schwägalp Pass and Grenzchopf.

Schwägalp Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: Breeze, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Schwägalp Pass is a high mountain pass in the Appenzell Alps between the cantons of St. Gallen and Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. The pass is named after the Schwägalp peak on the north face of Säntis. The pass road has a maximum grade of 12 percent.

Grenzchopf

Peak

Photo: 1-Byte, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Grenzchopf is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps, overlooking the Schwägalp Pass on the border between the Swiss cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and St. Gallen.

Chräzerenpass

Photo: Plutowiki, CC0.

Chräzerenpass is situated 1¼ km west of Grosswald.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meglisalp and Unterwasser.

Meglisalp

Hamlet

Photo: Whgler, CC BY 4.0.

Meglisalp is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km east of Grosswald.

Unterwasser

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY 2.5.

Unterwasser is a village in the Toggenburg region of the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, situated at the confluence of the two streams forming the upper Thur. Unterwasser is situated 7 km south of Grosswald.

Wildhaus

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY 2.5.

Wildhaus is a village and former municipality in the Toggenburg region of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, since 2010 by merger with Alt St. Johann part of the municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann. Wildhaus is situated 7 km southeast of Grosswald.

Grosswald

Type: House
Categories: residential building and building
Location: Urnäsch, Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.26068° or 47° 15′ 38″ north

Longitude

9.30809° or 9° 18′ 29″ east

Elevation

1,259 metres (4,131 feet)

Open location code

8FVF7865+76

GeoNames ID

11648713

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“Grosswald” goes by many names.

German: “Grosswald”

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