Chlus

Chlus is a locality in Spiringen, Uri. Chlus is situated nearby to the locality Klus-Vorfrutt, as well as near Mälchbödemli.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Klausen Pass and Clariden.

Klausen Pass

Mountain saddle

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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

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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 and firn. Clariden is situated 2½ km south of Chlus.

Bocktschingel

Peak

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The Bocktschingel is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Glarus. It lies south-east of the Klausen Pass, on the range east of the Clariden.

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 3½ km northeast of Chlus.