Glarus Alps

Geobox|Range
name=Glarus Alps
other_name= _fr. Alpes glaronaises
other_name1= _de. Glarner Alpen


image_caption=Tödi
country=Switzerland
region_type=Cantons
region=Glarus| region1=Uri | region2=Graubünden
region3=St Gallen
unit=Alps
border=Urner Alps|border1=Lepontine Alps|border2=Appenzell Alps
length_imperial=| length_orientation=
width_imperial= | width_orientation=
geology= | period= | orogeny=
highest=Tödi
highest_elevation=3614
highest_lat_d=46|highest_lat_m=48|highest_lat_s=40|highest_lat_NS=N
highest_long_d=8|highest_long_m=54|highest_long_s=53|highest_long_EW=E

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map_caption=Central Alps (the Glarus Alps are marked as "Alpes glaronaises")

The Glarus Alps are a mountain range in central Switzerland. They extend from the Oberalp Pass to the Klausen Pass, and are bordered by the Urner Alps to the west, the Lepontine Alps to the south and the Appenzell Alps to the north-east. The eastern part of the Glarus Alps contains a major thrust fault which was declared a geologic UNESCO world heritage site (the Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona).

Principal summits

Name	Elevation
Tödi	3614 meters	11,857 feet
Bifertenstock	3426 meters	11,241 feet
Piz Urlaun	3371 meters	11,060 feet
Oberalpstock	3330 meters	10,926 feet
Gross Schärhorn	3296 meters	10,814 feet
Claridenstock	3270 meters	10,729 feet
Düssi	3256 meters	10,703 feet
Ringelspitz	3251 meters	10,667 feet
Cavistrau	3250 meters	10,663 feet
Gross Windgällen	3192 meters	10,473 feet
Hausstock	3152 meters	10,342 feet
Gross Ruchen	3136 meters	10,289 feet
Piz Segnas	3102 meters	10,178 feet
Piz Giuv	3098 meters	10,165 feet
Crispalt	3080 meters	10,105 feet
Bristen	3074 meters	10,086 feet
Selbsanft	3029 meters	9,938 feet
Bündner Vorab	3025 meters	9,925 feet
Glärnisch	2914 meters	9,560 feet
Tschingelhorner Elm	2850 meters	9,351 feet
Piz Sol Grauehorner	2849 meters	9,348 feet
Calanda	2808 meters	9,213 feet
Kärpf	2797 meters	9,177 feet
Magerrain	2528 meters	8,294 feet
Mürtschenstock	2442 meters	8,012 feet

Passes

The chief passes of the Tödi Range, from the Oberalp Pass to the Klausen Pass, are:

:"Note: road status as of|1911|lc=on."

Mountain pass	Location	Type (as of 1911)	Elevation
Clariden Pass	Amsteg to Linthal	snow	2969 meters	9741 feet
Planura Pass	Amsteg to Linthal	snow	2940 meters	9646 feet
Kammlilucke or Scheerjoch	Maderanertal to Unterschächen	snow	2848 meters	9344 feet
Sardona Pass	Flims to Bad Ragaz	snow	2840 meters	9318 feet
Sand Alp Pass	Disentis to Linthal	snow	2780 meters	9121 feet
Brunni Pass	Disentis to Amsteg	snow	2736 meters	8977 feet
Segnes Pass	Elm to Flims	foot path	2625 meters	8613 feet
Kisten Pass	Linthal to Ilanz	bad bridle path	2500 meters	8203 feet
Panixer Pass	Elm to Ilanz	bad bridle path	2407 meters	7897 feet
Chrüzli Pass	Amsteg to Sedrun	foot path	2350 meters	7710 feet
Foo or Ramin Pass	Elm to Weisstannen	bridle path	2222 meters	7290 feet
Oberalp Pass	Andermatt to Disentis	carriage road	2048 meters	6719 feet
Klausen Pass	Altdorf to Linththal	carriage road	1952 meters	6404 feet

ee also

*Swiss Alps

External links

* [http://www.summitpost.org/area/range/170954/glarus-alps.html The Glarus Alps on SummitPost]

References

*1911