Balmer Grätli

Balmer Grätli is a mountain saddle in Canton of Uri, Switzerland and has an elevation of 2,218 metres. Balmer Grätli is situated nearby to the locality Hinterern Rustigen, as well as near Ruosalper Chulm.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Klausen Pass and Glatten.

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.

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.

Schächentaler Windgällen

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

The Schächentaler Windgällen is a mountain massif in the Schwyzer Alps, overlooking Unterschächen in the canton of Uri. The two named peaks are Höch Windgällen and Läged Windgällen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unterschächen and Urnerboden.

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.

Urnerboden

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Balmer Grätli

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,218 metres
Category: landform
Location: Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

46.8826° or 46° 52′ 57″ north

Longitude

8.8309° or 8° 49′ 51″ east

Elevation

2,218 metres (7,277 feet)

Open location code

8FRCVRMJ+29

OpenStreetMap ID

node 555021935

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Balmer Grätli from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Balmer Grätli”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Balm and Hinterern Rustigen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rau Stöckli and Chli Glatten.

Switzerland: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Zurich, Bern, Geneva, and Basel.

Curious Mountain Saddles to Discover

Uncover intriguing mountain saddles from every corner of the globe.