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Peak · Switzerland · Glärnisch-Charetalp Group

Glärnisch

Elevation
2,915 m
#4,436
in the world
#625
in Switzerland
967 m
prominence

Glärnisch is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 2,915 m, the 625th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Glärnisch-Charetalp Group.

Isolation
14 km
To the nearest higher ground
Range
#1 in the range
Nearest town
24 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Glärnisch

Glärnisch lies in Switzerland, in Glarus.

Key facts

Elevation
2,915 m (9,564 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
967 m
Type
Peak
Region
Glarus
Coordinates
46.999, 8.998

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#625of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Glärnisch-Charetalp Group
#1of 12
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#4,436of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Rüchigrat2,657 m2.7 km
Vorder Glärnisch2,328 m4.1 km
Bös Fulen2,801 m5.3 km
Böser Faulen2,802 m5.4 km
Schijen2,259 m6.8 km
Mutteristock2,295 m7.0 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Glärnisch.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
EinsiedelnSwitzerland15,86724 km
SchwyzSwitzerland15,18126 km
JonaSwitzerland17,65528 km
RapperswilSwitzerland34,77629 km
WetzikonSwitzerland24,76440 km

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.