Schattige Firsten
Schattige Firsten is a ridge in Canton of Uri, Switzerland and has an elevation of 2,617 metres. Schattige Firsten is situated nearby to the hamlet Tiefenbach, as well as near Schweig.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Furka Pass and Stotzigen Firsten.
Furka Pass
Mountain saddle
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Furka Pass is a 2,429 m high mountain pass in the southern Swiss Alps connecting Gletsch, Valais with Realp, Uri via the seasonal Furkapassroute. The Furka Oberalp Bahn bypasses the pass through the 1,390 m high Furka Base Tunnel, which opened in 1982 to replace the seasonal Furka Summit Tunnel at 2,160 metres. Furka Pass is situated 3 km west of Schattige Firsten.
Furka DFB railway station
Railway station
Furka DFB railway station is a metre gauge railway station at the eastern portal of the Furka Summit Tunnel, in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The station was opened in 1926.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Realp and Gletsch.
Realp
Village
Photo: SteveK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Realp is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Realp is situated 5 km northeast of Schattige Firsten.
Gletsch
Hamlet
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Gletsch is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of Valais, located in the upper Rhone valley, called Obergoms, 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the Rhône. Gletsch is situated 7 km west of Schattige Firsten.
Swiss Alps
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps, represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains, one of its three main physiographic regions.
Schattige Firsten
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 2,617 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.56961° or 46° 34′ 11″ northLongitude
8.45558° or 8° 27′ 20″ eastElevation
2,617 metres (8,586 feet)Open location code
8FRCHF94+R6GeoNames ID
11999472
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In Other Languages
“Schattige Firsten” goes by many names.
- German: “Schattige Firsten”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tiefenbach and Schweig.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Schattmigen Firsten and Garschigsee.
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