Piz Segnas is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher ...
in the
Glarus Alps, located on the border between the cantons of
Glarus and
Graubünden. Piz Sardona is on the same ridge to the north, from where the
Trinserhorn or
Piz Dolf
Piz Dolf ( Romansh) or Trinserhorn (German) is a mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a p ...
lies to the southeast. The
Tschingelhoerner with the famous ''
Martinsloch'' (hole of St.Martin) lies to the west, with the
Pass dil Segnas between the two mountains.
The mountain lies in the municipalities of
Flims, in the canton of Graubünden, and
Glarus Süd
Glarus Süd is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Glarus. It comprises the upper Linth valley, and the entire Sernf valley, and includes the villages of Betschwanden, Braunwald, Diesbach, Elm, Engi, Haslen, Hätzingen, Leuggelbach, Linthal, ...
, in the canton of Glarus. The nearest settlements are the villages of Flims, to the south, and
Elm, to the west. A path crosses the Pass dil Segnas between the two villages. The easiest access to the area is an aerial cableway to Fil de Cassons (not active since 2015)from Flims or the hike to this ridge lying southeast of Piz Segnas.
[
On 4 August 2018, a Junkers Ju 52 aircraft, operating a sightseeing flight, crashed into the western flank of the mountain, killing all 20 persons aboard.]
References
External links
Piz Segnas on Summitpost
Mountains of the Alps
Alpine three-thousanders
Mountains of Switzerland
Glarus thrust
Mountains of the canton of Glarus
Mountains of Graubünden
Glarus–Graubünden border
Flims
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