Sennenband

Sennenband is a ridge in Canton of Uri, Switzerland and has an elevation of 1,683 metres. Sennenband is situated nearby to the locality Aesch, as well as near Heitmannsegg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Klausen Pass and Schächentaler Windgällen.

Klausen Pass

Mountain saddle

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Klausen Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Altdorf in the canton of Uri with Linthal in the canton of Glarus. Somewhat unusually, the boundary between the two cantons does not lie at the summit of the pass, but some 8 kilometres down the slope towards Linthal, with the summit being in Uri.

Schächentaler Windgällen

Peak

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The Schächentaler Windgällen is a mountain massif in the Schwyzer Alps, overlooking Unterschächen in the canton of Uri. The two named peaks are Höch Windgällen and Läged Windgällen. Schächentaler Windgällen is situated 4 km northwest of Sennenband.

Glatten

Peak

Photo: Wala, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Glatten is a mountain of the Schwyzer Alps, overlooking the Klausen Pass in the canton of Uri. It is the tripoint between the valleys Bisistal, Schächental and Urner Boden. The summit consists of a large karstic plateau. Glatten is situated 3 km northeast of Sennenband.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unterschächen and Urnerboden.

Unterschächen

Village

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Unterschächen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland, situated in the upper Schächental. Unterschächen is situated 4½ km west of Sennenband.

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 6 km northeast of Sennenband.

Spiringen

Village

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Spiringen is a village and a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. The municipality comprises two disjoint areas, separated by the municipality of Unterschächen and the Klausen Pass. Spiringen is situated 8 km west of Sennenband.

Sennenband

Type: Ridge with an elevation of 1,683 metres
Category: landform
Location: Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.86567° or 46° 51′ 56″ north

Longitude

8.82895° or 8° 49′ 44″ east

Elevation

1,683 metres (5,522 feet)

Open location code

8FRCVR8H+7H

GeoNames ID

11999412

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In Other Languages

“Sennenband” goes by many names.

German: “Sennenband”

Localities in the Area

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