Furggen
Furggen is in Schänis, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen and has an elevation of 1,603 metres. Furggen is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Furggli, as well as near the peak Chüemettler.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chüemettler and Speer.
Chüemettler
Peak
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chüemettler is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps in the canton of St. Gallen, overlooking Obersee. It lies west of the Speer and north of the Federispitz mountains.
Speer
Peak
The Speer is a mountain in the Appenzell Alps with an elevation of 1,951 metres, located in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is situated between the Toggenburg valley, the Linth Plain, and Lake Zurich, overlooking the region between Lake Zurich and Lake Walen.
Federispitz
Peak
The Federispitz is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps, situated in the canton of St. Gallen, with an elevation of 1,865 metres. It lies south of the Speer and above the municipality of Schänis, overlooking the Walensee, the Linth Plain, and Lake Zurich.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leiterli and Amden.
Leiterli
Locality
Photo: Captaininler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leiterli is a locality, which is situated 3 km northeast of Furggen.
Amden
Village
Photo: Ch-info.ch, CC BY 3.0.
Amden is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster, in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Amden is situated 4½ km southeast of Furggen.
Weesen
Village
Photo: Böhringer, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Weesen is a village in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, located on Lake Walen near the outflow of the Linth Canal. Weesen is situated 5 km south of Furggen.
Furggen
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Schänis, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.17915° or 47° 10′ 45″ northLongitude
9.10256° or 9° 6′ 9″ eastElevation
1,603 metres (5,259 feet)Open location code
8FVF54H3+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1406903796OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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