Cavistrau Explained

Cavistrau
Highest:Cavistrau Grond
Elevation M:3251
Prominence M:448
Parent Peak:Tödi
Prominence Ref:[1]
Map:Switzerland
Location:Graubünden
Country:Switzerland
Range:Glarus Alps[2]
Coordinates:46.7845°N 8.9738°W
Listing:Alpine mountains above 3000 m
First Ascent:19 July 1865 by Rudolf Elmer [3]
Topo:Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

The Cavistrau is a mountain consisting of two summits in the Glarus Alps, overlooking Brigels and Trun in canton of Graubünden. The mountain belongs to the Brigelser Hörner, of which Cavistrau Grond (3251 m) is the highest and Cavistrau Pign (3219 m), just 230 metres to its east side, the second highest. To its northern side above Val Frisal lies a nameless firn field.

The Cavistrau Grond is the highest mountain of the Glarus Alps lying entirely in Graubünden. The border with the canton of canton of Glarus is located a few kilometres north, across Val Frisal.

Notes and References

  1. [Swisstopo]
  2. [John Ball (naturalist)|John Ball]
  3. H. Dübi, Die Brigselhörner, Jahrbuch des Schweizer Alpenclub, Volume 29, pp. 315-322