The Chrüzlistock 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 t ...
of the
Glarus Alps
The Glarus Alps () are a mountain range in central Switzerland. They are bordered by the Uri Alps and the Schwyz Alps to the west, the Lepontine Alps to the south, the Appenzell Alps to the northeast. The eastern part of the Glarus Alps contains ...
, located north of
Sedrun on the border between the Swiss
canton of Graubünden
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See also other names. more formally the Canton of the Grisons or the Canton of Graubünden, is one of the twenty-six cantons of Switzerland. I ...
and
Uri
Uri may refer to:
Places
* Canton of Uri, a canton in Switzerland
* Úri, a village and commune in Hungary
* Uri, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province
* Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, a town in India
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. The southern unnamed summit has an elevation of and the northern summit, which is the named peak and is located on the cantonal border, has an elevation of .
It derives its name from the historic pass at its northeastern hillside, the
Chrüzlipass.
The Chrüzlistock is, along with
Piz Vatgira
Piz Vatgira () is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps and part of the extended Saint-Gotthard Massif, located south of Sedrun in the canton of Graubünden. The mountain lies between the valleys of Nalps and Medel, about halfway between Lai da Nal ...
and
Pizzo dell'Uomo
Pizzo dell'Uomo is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps and part of the extended Saint-Gotthard Massif, located between Lai da Sontga Maria and Pizzo del Sole, in the canton of Ticino, just southwest of the Passo del Lucomagno. The border with the ca ...
, one of the main peaks traversed by the
Gotthard Base Tunnel
The Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT; , , ) is a railway tunnel through the Alps in Switzerland. It opened in June 2016 and full service began the following December. With a route length of , it is the world's longest railway and deepest traffic tunn ...
. The tunnel runs below the summit Chrüzlistock, or more precisely, just east of it.
References
External links
Chrüzlistock on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Switzerland
Mountains of Graubünden
Mountains of the canton of Uri
Graubünden–Uri border
Two-thousanders of Switzerland
Tujetsch
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