Glarus Alps in the wide meaning

The Glarus Alps, in the broader sense, the section 13 of the SOIUSA Mountain classification. They consist of the Glarus Alps in the narrow sense and the Uri Glarus Alps.

The mountain range extends across the Swiss cantons of Glarus, Uri, Graubünden and St. Gallen. The highest peak is 3,620 m above sea Toedi with. M.

Limitations

They border

  • Separated in the north to the Swiss Alps by Schächental, Ruosalper Grätli, Bisistal, Klöntal, Linthal, Lake Walen and the Seeztal
  • On the west by the Urner Alps in the Bernese Alps in the broad sense defined by the Reuss Valley
  • To the east by Rätikon and Plessur Alps, both of which are part of the Western Rhaetian Alps to SOIUSA separated by the Rhine
  • Bounded on the south by the Lepontine Alps through Oberalp Pass and the Vorderrheintal.
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