The Crap Masegn 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 near
Flims
Flims () is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The town of Flims is dominated by the Flimserstein which one can see from almost anywhere in the area.
Flims consists of the village of Flims (called Flims D ...
in the canton of
Graubünden,
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. It lies south of the
Vorab.
Territorially it divides on the municipal areas of
Falera
Falera is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Surselva Region in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden.
Falera is a part of the ''Alpenarena'' along with the towns of Flims and Laax and is the most s ...
on its eastern face, a narrow southern stripe of
Ladir
Ladir is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Surselva (district), Surselva in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Ladir, Castrisch ...
and
Ruschein on its western face.
There is a station of an
aerial cableway of the same name which is nowhere near this peak but one kilometer southeast, on the nameless junction of the two ridges of ''Crest Da Tiarms'' and ''Crest La Siala''. There is a
chairlift
An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers. They are the primary on-hill tran ...
and a
gondola lift
A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate suppo ...
ending there as well, all of them belonging to the skiing resort of ''Flims-Laax-Falera''
Ski Switzerland Graubünden, Flims Laax
/ref> which uses the name of Laax only for winter marketing.
See also
*List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport
This is a list of mountains of Switzerland above 800 metres whose summits are accessible by public transport. This list includes mountains with a topographic prominence of at least 30 metres that have a station above the height of their key col an ...
References
External links
Crap Masegn on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Switzerland
Mountains of Graubünden
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