Lang Eggen
Lang Eggen is a ridge in Canton of Uri, Switzerland and has an elevation of 1,803 metres. Lang Eggen is situated nearby to the hamlet Vorfrutt, as well as near the locality Hergersboden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Klausen Pass and Glatten.
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. Klausen Pass is situated 2½ km west of Lang Eggen.
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.
Gemsfairenstock
Peak
The Gemsfairenstock is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Glarus. It lies east of the Klausen Pass, on the range east of the Clariden. A trail leads to its summit via the western ridge. Gemsfairenstock is situated 2½ km southeast of Lang Eggen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urnerboden and Unterschächen.
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.
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 9 km west of Lang Eggen.
Linthal
Village
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Linthal is a village and former municipality in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. The village lies near the head of the valley of the Linth river, and at the foot of the Klausen Pass into the canton of Uri. Linthal is situated 10 km northeast of Lang Eggen.
Lang Eggen
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 1,803 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.87407° or 46° 52′ 27″ northLongitude
8.88835° or 8° 53′ 18″ eastElevation
1,803 metres (5,915 feet)Open location code
8FRCVVFQ+J8GeoNames ID
11999645
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In Other Languages
“Lang Eggen” goes by many names.
- German: “Lang Eggen”
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