Nüschenstock

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Nüschenstock
Nüschenstock, picture taken from the Muttseehütte

Nüschenstock, picture taken from the Muttseehütte

height 2893  m above sea level M.
location Canton of Glarus , Switzerland
Mountains Glarus Alps
Dominance 1.73 km →  Ruchi
Notch height 248 m ↓  ridge between Hintersulzhorn and Scheidstöckli
Coordinates 720 519  /  192 177 coordinates: 46 ° 52 '11 "  N , 9 ° 1' 10"  O ; CH1903:  seven hundred twenty thousand five hundred and nineteen  /  192 177
Nüschenstock (Canton of Glarus)
Nüschenstock
Normal way From the south or via Rüchi

The Nüschenstock is a mountain east of Tierfehd ( Linthal GL ) in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland with an altitude of 2893  m above sea level. M.

Location and surroundings

The Nüschenstock belongs to the Hausstockgruppe, a subgroup of the Glarus Alps . The summit is located entirely in the municipality of Glarus Süd .

The neighboring peaks include the Rüchi , Scheidstöckli , Hintersulzhorn , Ruchi , Muttenstock and Selbsanft .

The valley location is Linthal, a frequent starting point is the Muttseehütte .

Routes to the summit

From the south

  • Starting point: Tierfehd ( 803  m ), Kalktrittli ( 1860  m ) or Muttseehütte ( 2501  m )
  • Via: southwest ridge
  • Difficulty: BG
  • Time required: 6 hours from Tierfehd, 3½ hours from Kalktrittli or 1 hour from Muttseehütte.
  • Note: You can take the Linth-Limmern cable car to Kalktrittli .

From the west

  • Starting point: Linthal ( 662  m ), Tierfehd ( 803  m ) or Kalktrittli ( 1860  m )
  • Via: Benefit Well, West Ridge
  • Difficulty: BG
  • Time required: 8 hours from Linthal, 6 hours from Tierfehd or 3½ hours from Kalktrittli
  • Comment: Suitable for the descent, lots of rubble and debris.

From the north

  • Starting point: Rüchi ( 2850  m )
  • Difficulty: BG
  • Time required: ½ hour

panorama

360 ° panorama from the Nüschenstock

gallery

literature

  • Werner Luchsinger: Club guide, Glarus Alps. 9th edition. Verlag des SAC, 1992, ISBN 3-85902-119-2 , p. 194.
  • National map of Switzerland, sheet 1193 Tödi, 1: 25000, Federal Office for Topography, edition 2001.

Web links

Commons : Nüschenstock  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Timetable of the Tierfehd – Kalktrittli aerial cableway (PDF; 101 kB) on the AXPO website, accessed on June 23, 2014