Balmenschachen

Balmenschachen is in Canton of Uri, Switzerland and has an elevation of 1,180 metres. Balmenschachen is situated nearby to the peak Libplanggenstock, as well as near the nature reserve Golzerensee.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golzerensee and Berghotel Maderanertal.

Golzerensee

Nature reserve

Photo: BraunW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Golzerensee is a lake at Golzeren in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. Its surface area is 5.7 ha. Golzeren is located in the Maderanertal and can be reached by cable car from Bristen.

The Berghotel Maderanertal is a historic mountain hotel in Silenen, Switzerland, from the "golden years of alpinism". The hotel was built in 1864 under the name Zum Schweizerischen Alpenclub by Albin Indergand, hotelier and government councillor from Amsteg. Berghotel Maderanertal is situated 1 km northeast of Balmenschachen.

Oberalpstock

Peak

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The Oberalpstock or Piz Tgietschen is a mountain in the Glarus Alps between the cantons of Uri and Graubünden. Its massif separates the valleys of Maderanertal and Surselva near Sedrun. Oberalpstock is situated 4 km south of Balmenschachen.