List of mountains of the canton of Glarus explained

This is a list of mountains of the Swiss canton of Glarus. Glarus is a very mountainous canton and lies entirely within the Alps. It is also one of the five cantons having summits above 3,600 metres. Topographically, the most important summit of the canton is that of the Tödi (most elevated, most prominent and most isolated).

This list only includes significant summits with a topographic prominence of at least 150m (490feet). There are over 40 such summits in Glarus and they are found in all its three municipalities.[1] All mountain heights and prominences on the list are from the largest-scale maps available.[2]

List

MountainHeight (m) Drop (m)CoordinatesRange Municipality(ies) First[3]
ascent
Tödi (Piz Russein)36141570Glarus AlpsGlarus Süd1824
Bifertenstock/Piz Durschin3419383Glarus AlpsGlarus Süd1863
Clariden3267413Glarus AlpsGlarus Süd1863
Hausstock3158655Glarus AlpsGlarus Süd1832
Piz Segnas3099607Glarus AlpsGlarus Süd1861
Selbsanft3029180Glarus AlpsGlarus Süd
Bündner Vorab3028408Glarus AlpsGlarus Süd1842
Glärnisch2915967Schwyzer AlpsGlarus/Glarus Süd
Bös Fulen2802367Schwyzer AlpsGlarus
Kärpf2794533Glarus AlpsGlarus Süd
Ortstock2716538Schwyzer AlpsGlarus Süd
Foostock/Ruchen2611388Glarus AlpsGlarus Süd
Magerrain2524357Glarus AlpsGlarus Süd
Mürtschenstock2441601Glarus AlpsGlarus Nord
Gufelstock2436423Glarus AlpsGlarus Süd
Mutteristock (Redertenstock)2295745Schwyzer AlpsGlarus
Rautispitz2283465Schwyzer AlpsGlarus/Glarus Nord
Chöpfenberg1896465Schwyzer AlpsGlarus Nord

Notes and References

  1. Christian Thöni, Directory of the mountains of Switzerland
  2. All mountain heights and prominences are from the 1:25,000 Swisstopo topographic maps.
  3. The three main sources for first ascent data are:
    For the Western Alps; W.A.B. Coolidge, The Alps in nature and history, Methuen & Co, London, 1908.
    For the Central Alps; Gottlieb Studer, Über Eis und Schnee: Die höchsten Gipfel der Schweiz und die Geschichte ihrer Besteigung, Volumes 1-3, Schmid & Francke, Bern, 1896-1899.
    For the Eastern Alps: Die Erschließung der Ostalpen, Volumes 1-3, German and Austrian Alpine Club, Berlin, 1894.
    Given are the years for the first recorded ascents. In many cases local people or surveyors made earlier ascents. In particular, chamois and ibex hunters are expected to have reached many summits. Years in italics indicate that it is known that an earlier ascent was made, for example by the presence of artifacts on top or the summit's prior use as a triangulation point.

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