Bifertenstock

Bifertenstock
Piz Durschin
Highest point
Elevation 3,419 m (11,217 ft)
Prominence 357 m (1,171 ft)[1]
Parent peak Tödi
Coordinates 46°48′16″N 8°57′27″E / 46.80444°N 8.95750°E / 46.80444; 8.95750Coordinates: 46°48′16″N 8°57′27″E / 46.80444°N 8.95750°E / 46.80444; 8.95750
Geography
Bifertenstock

Location in Switzerland

Location Glarus/Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range Glarus Alps

The Bifertenstock is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located at an elevation of 3,419 m (11,217 ft) on the border between the cantons of Glarus (north) and Graubünden (south). It overlooks four valleys: the Biferten Glacier valley on the north-west, the Limmern Glacier on the north-east, the Val Punteglias on the south-west and the Val Frisal on the south-east. Glaciers cover both sides of the mountain but are smaller on the southern side.[2]

The mountain lies in the municipalities of Trun and Breil/Brigels, in the canton of Graubünden, and Glarus Süd, in the canton of Glarus.The nearest settlements are the villages of Trun, to the south, and Linthal, to the north.[2]

References

  1. Swisstopo maps
  2. 1 2 map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2015-06-04.

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