Rorfirn
Rorfirn is a glacier in Wassen, Uri. Rorfirn is situated nearby to the locality Salbiten, as well as near Voralptal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fleckistock and Salbitschijen.
Fleckistock
Peak
Photo: Chris.urs-o, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fleckistock is a 3,417 metres high mountain in the Urner Alps, overlooking Wassen in the canton of Uri. It is the highest summit of the group lying east of the pass of Sustenjoch.
Salbitschijen
Peak
Photo: Caumasee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Salbitschijen is a mountain in the Urner Alps, overlooking Göschenen in the Swiss canton of Uri. It lies at the southern extremity of the range of the Fleckistock.
Rorspitzli
Peak
The Rorspitzli is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located west of Wassen and Göschenen in the canton of Uri. It lies on the range east of the Sustenjoch, culminating at the Fleckistock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Göschenen.
Göschenen
Village
Photo: Jan K, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Göschenen is a village and municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It sits at the northern end of the Gotthard tunnel. The Göschenen riots saw Urner troops opening fire on Italian miners demonstrating for better working conditions and wages on the tunnel's construction site.
Rorfirn
- Type: Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Wassen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.6911° or 46° 41′ 28″ northLongitude
8.5255° or 8° 31′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8FRCMGRG+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 105723936OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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