Blindensee

Blindensee is in Silenen, Uri and has an elevation of 1,375 metres. Blindensee is situated nearby to the waterfall Lämmerbachfälle, as well as near Stäuber III.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Düssi and Gross Ruchen.

Düssi

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.

The Düssi is a mountain in the Glarus Alps in central Switzerland, located on the border between the cantons of Uri and Graubünden. Its massif separates the valleys of Maderanertal and Val Russein. Düssi is situated 3 km east of Blindensee.

Gross Ruchen

Peak

Photo: Franco Pecchio, CC BY 2.0.

The Gross Ruchen is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, overlooking the Brunnital south of Unterschächen in the canton of Uri. It is located between the higher Gross Windgallen on the west and the Chli Ruchen on the east. Gross Ruchen is situated 3 km northwest of Blindensee.

Berghotel Maderanertal

Hotel

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 1½ km west of Blindensee.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unterschächen and Amsteg.

Unterschächen

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Unterschächen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland, situated in the upper Schächental. Unterschächen is situated 9 km north of Blindensee.

Amsteg

Village

Photo: Kecko, CC BY 2.0.

Amsteg is a village, which is situated 9 km west of Blindensee.

Blindensee

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Silenen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.78666° or 46° 47′ 12″ north

Longitude

8.79056° or 8° 47′ 26″ east

Elevation

1,375 metres (4,511 feet)

Open location code

8FRCQQPR+M6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 283289873

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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