Chrüzlistock

Chrüzlistock

Chrüzlistock from NE
Highest point
Elevation 2,717 m (8,914 ft)
Prominence 245 m (804 ft) [1]
Parent peak Piz Giuv
Coordinates 46°42′52″N 8°44′27″E / 46.71444°N 8.74083°E / 46.71444; 8.74083Coordinates: 46°42′52″N 8°44′27″E / 46.71444°N 8.74083°E / 46.71444; 8.74083
Geography
Chrüzlistock

Location in Switzerland

Location Graubünden, Switzerland
(north summit: Uri/Graubünden)
Parent range Glarus Alps
Climbing
Easiest route From Chrüzlipass

The Chrüzlistock is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located north of Sedrun in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The southern (main) summit has an elevation of 2,717 metres and the northern summit, which is located on the border with the canton of Uri, has an elevation of 2,709 metres.

The Chrüzlistock is, along with Piz Vatgira and Pizzo dell'Uomo, one of the main peaks traversed by the Gotthard Base Tunnel. The tunnel runs below the summit Chrüzlistock, or more precisely, just east of it.

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located near Mittelplatten at 2,472 metres.

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