Elevation 3,419 m (11,217 ft) Parent peak Tödi | Prominence 357 m (1,171 ft) Parent range Glarus Alps | |
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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.
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