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Bifertenstock

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Elevation
  
3,419 m (11,217 ft)

Parent peak
  
Prominence
  
357 m (1,171 ft)

Parent range
  
Bifertenstock

Location
  
Glarus/Graubünden, Switzerland

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.

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.

References

Bifertenstock Wikipedia


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