Gigerwald

Gigerwald is in Pfäfers, Sarganserland, Canton of St. Gallen and has an elevation of 1,230 metres. Gigerwald is situated nearby to the peak Ofen, as well as near Simel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gigerwaldsee and Drachenlochmuseum Vättis.

Gigerwaldsee

Reservoir

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gigerwaldsee is a reservoir in the Calfeisental valley, located in the municipality of Pfäfers, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The reservoir has a volume of 35.6 million m³ and covers a surface area of 71 ha.

Drachenlochmuseum Vättis

Museum

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Drachenlochmuseum Vättis is situated 3 km east of Gigerwald.

Zanaihorn

Peak

The Zanaihorn is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located north of Vättis in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It lies on the range east of the Pizol, between the valleys of the Zanaibach and the Tersolbach. Zanaihorn is situated 4 km north of Gigerwald.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vättis and Kunkels Pass.

Vättis

Village

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vättis is a village, which is situated 3 km east of Gigerwald.

Kunkels Pass

Locality

Photo: Caumasee, Public domain.

The Kunkels Pass is a mountain pass in Eastern Switzerland across the Glarus Alps. It connects Vättis in the canton of St. Gallen to Tamins in the canton of Graubünden. Kunkels Pass is situated 6 km south of Gigerwald.

Vadura

Hamlet

Photo: Kecko, CC BY 2.0.

Vadura is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km northeast of Gigerwald.

Gigerwald

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Pfäfers, Sarganserland, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.91348° or 46° 54′ 49″ north

Longitude

9.40063° or 9° 24′ 2″ east

Elevation

1,230 metres (4,035 feet)

Open location code

8FRFWC72+97

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1306129795

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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