Vorder Chlus
Vorder Chlus is in Spiringen, Uri and has an elevation of 1,697 metres. Vorder Chlus is situated nearby to the lake Griessseeli, as well as near the mountain saddle Klausen Pass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Klausen Pass and Clariden.
Klausen Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: FeG, Public domain.
Klausen Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Altdorf in the canton of Uri with Linthal in the canton of Glarus. Somewhat unusually, the boundary between the two cantons does not lie at the summit of the pass, but some 8 kilometres down the slope towards Linthal, with the summit being in Uri.
Clariden
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Clariden is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located at an elevation of 3,267 m between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Glarus. While on the north the Clariden overlooks the 1,948 m high Klausen Pass, the south side is covered by large glaciers. Clariden is situated 3 km south of Vorder Chlus.
Glatten
Peak
Photo: Wala, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Glatten is a mountain of the Schwyzer Alps, overlooking the Klausen Pass in the canton of Uri. It is the tripoint between the valleys Bisistal, Schächental and Urner Boden. The summit consists of a large karstic plateau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urnerboden and Unterschächen.
Urnerboden
Village
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The Urnerboden is a village in the high valley of Urner Boden, and also an alp and a small high Alpine permanent settlement in the Swiss canton of Uri. Urnerboden is situated 3 km northeast of Vorder Chlus.
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 8 km west of Vorder Chlus.
Vorder Chlus
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Spiringen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.86852° or 46° 52′ 7″ northLongitude
8.87514° or 8° 52′ 31″ eastElevation
1,697 metres (5,568 feet)Open location code
8FRCVV9G+C3OpenStreetMap ID
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