Glärnisch

The Glärnisch is a mountain massif of the Schwyz Alps, overlooking the valley of the in the , Switzerland. It consists of several summits, of which the highest, the Bächistock, is 2,915 metres above sea level.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: mountain of the Glarus Alps
  • Also known as: “Glarnisch”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glarnisch Glacier and Nidfurner Turm.

Glacier
Photo: Oggi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Peak
Photo: Caumasee, Public domain.
is a peak.

Lake
Photo: Caumasee, Public domain.
is a lake in the , . It is located at an elevation of 1,422 metres, above the village of and below the peaks of . Its surface area is 0.17 square kilometres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leuggelbach and Nidfurn.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is a village, and former municipality, in the and in . is situated 4½ km southeast of Glärnisch.

Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, and former municipality, in the and in . is situated 4½ km east of Glärnisch.

Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and former municipality in the municipality of and in . is situated 4½ km southeast of Glärnisch.

Glärnisch

Latitude
46.99924° or 46° 59′ 57″ north
Longitude
8.99862° or 8° 59′ 55″ east
Open location code
8FRCXXXX+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26862947
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q15260
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Glärnisch” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غلارنيستش”
  • Arabic: “غلارنيش”
  • Bulgarian: “Глерниш (масив)”
  • Bulgarian: “Глерниш”
  • Catalan: “Glärnisch”
  • Cebuano: “Glärnisch”
  • Chinese: “格萊尼施山”
  • Dutch: “Glärnisch”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جلارنيستش”
  • French: “Glärnisch”
  • German: “Glärnisch”
  • Italian: “Glärnisch”
  • Ladin: “Glärnisch”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Glärnisch”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Glärnisch”
  • Polish: “Glärnisch”
  • Spanish: “Glärnisch”
  • Swedish: “Glärnisch”
  • Swiss German: “Glärnisch”
  • Venetian: “Glärnisch”

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