Piz Sardona Explained

Piz Sardona
Other Name:Surenstock
Photo Size:285
Elevation M:3056
Prominence M:113
Parent Peak:Piz Segnas
Prominence Ref:[1]
Map:Switzerland
Location:Glarus/St. Gallen, Switzerland
(mountain partially in Graubünden)
Range:Glarus Alps
Coordinates:46.9228°N 9.2515°W

Piz Sardona (or Surenstock) is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, on the border between the cantons Glarus and St. Gallen. The 3,056 metre high mountain overlooks the valleys of Elm (Glarus) and Calfeisen (St. Gallen). Less than one kilometre south of the summit lies the tripoint (3,000 metres) between the cantons of Glarus, St. Gallen and Graubünden. The summit itself is the northernmost point above 3,000 metres in Switzerland.

The massif is covered by a few small glaciers, the Sardonagletscher lying near the summit on the east side.

Piz Sardona is in the Glarus thrust area, a geologic UNESCO world heritage site, named "Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona".

The Foo Pass lies to the north of the Piz Sardona and has a hiking trail from Weisstannen in St. Gallen to Elm in Glarus, forming part of the Alpine Pass Route between Sargans to Montreux.

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Notes and References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Surenjoch (2,943 m).