Osturn Alps
| Osturn Alps | ||
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 Oberalpstock |
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| Highest peak | Oberalpstock ( 3328 m above sea level ) | |
| location | Canton Uri and Canton Glarus , Switzerland | |
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| Coordinates | 706 595 / 188785 | |
The Osturn Alps comprise mountain ranges between the cantons of Uri , Glarus and Graubünden . The highest mountain is the Oberalpstock at 3328 m above sea level. M.
Classification SOIUSA
According to the division of the Alps according to SOIUSA , the region is called the Urner-Glarus Alps . They are sub-section 13.I of the SOIUSA mountain classification.
Neighboring alpine regions are:
- in the west the Urner Alps , separated by the Reuss in the Reuss Valley
- in the north the Schwyz and Urner foothills , bounded by Schächental , Bisistal , Starzlen , Pragelpass , Klöntal and Löntsch
- in the east the Glarus Alps , separated by Linthal , Sandbach and Val Russein near Disentis
- in the southwest the Monte Leone-Sankt Gotthard Alps in the Lepontine Alps , bounded by the Oberalpreuss , the Oberalppass and the Vorderrheintal
Individual evidence
- ↑ Toni Fullin: Club leaders Urner Alps East . SAC publishing house 1992.
literature
- Sergio Marazzi: Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA . Pavone Canavese (TO), Priuli & Verlucca editori, 2005. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8 (Italian)
- Sergio Marazzi, La “Suddivisione orografica internazionale unificata del Sistema Alpino” (SOIUSA) - the complete article with detailed illustrations (pdf; 1.6 MB) (Italian)