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Piz Urlaun

Coordinates: 46°47′47.3″N 8°55′41.2″E / 46.796472°N 8.928111°E / 46.796472; 8.928111
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Piz Urlaun
Aerial view of the Piz Urlaun from the southeast, 1971
Highest point
Elevation3,358 m (11,017 ft)
Prominence99 m (325 ft)[1]
Parent peakTödi
Coordinates46°47′47.3″N 8°55′41.2″E / 46.796472°N 8.928111°E / 46.796472; 8.928111
Geography
Piz Urlaun is located in Switzerland
Piz Urlaun
Piz Urlaun
Location in Switzerland
LocationGlarus/Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent rangeGlarus Alps

Piz Urlaun is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Glarus and Graubünden. It lies on the ridge between the Tödi and the Bifertenstock. Both sides are covered by glaciers.

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Porta da Gliems (3,260 m).
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