Geissegg

Geissegg is a slope in Canton of Uri, Switzerland and has an elevation of 1,434 metres. Geissegg is situated nearby to the locality Aesch, as well as near Heitmannsegg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Anna Chapel and Klausen Pass.

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 4 km east of Geissegg.

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 3 km north of Geissegg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unterschächen and Spiringen.

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 2½ km west of Geissegg.

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 6 km west of Geissegg.

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 8 km northeast of Geissegg.

Geissegg

Type: Slope
Category: landform
Location: Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.86046° or 46° 51′ 38″ north

Longitude

8.8061° or 8° 48′ 22″ east

Elevation

1,434 metres (4,705 feet)

Open location code

8FRCVR64+5C

GeoNames ID

11999803

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German: “Geissegg”

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