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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meglisalp communal alp, Maria zum Schnee chapel, alpine buildings and inn and Unterwasser.
Meglisalp communal alp, Maria zum Schnee chapel, alpine buildings and inn
Hamlet
Meglisalp communal alp, Maria zum Schnee chapel, alpine buildings and inn is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km east of Grosswald.
Unterwasser
Village
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
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″ northLongitude
9.30809° or 9° 18′ 29″ eastElevation
1,259 metres (4,131 feet)Open location code
8FVF7865+76GeoNames ID
11648713
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In Other Languages
“Grosswald” goes by many names.
- German: “Grosswald”
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