The Foostock, also known as the Ruchen, 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 (german: Glarner Alpen) 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 ...
, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of
Glarus and
St. Gallen. It lies north of
Piz Sardona, on the range that separates the
Sernftal from the
Weisstannental
Weisstannen is a village located in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It lies in the municipality of Mels, south-west of Sargans.
Weisstannen is located at 1,004 metres above sea level on the Seez river in the Weisstannen valley (''Weisstann ...
.
The Foostock lies between two passes that carry hiking trails between the cantons of
St. Gallen and
Glarus. The
Foo Pass lies to the south of the Foostock and carries a trail from
Weisstannen in St. Gallen to
Elm in Glarus, forming part of the
Alpine Pass Route between
Sargans to
Montreux
Montreux (, , ; frp, Montrolx) is a Swiss municipality and town on the shoreline of Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps. It belongs to the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, and has a population of approxi ...
. The less well known
Riseten Pass
The Riseten Pass (german: Risetenpass) is a mountain pass of the Glarus Alps
The Glarus Alps (german: Glarner Alpen) are a mountain range in central Switzerland. They are bordered by the Uri Alps and the Schwyz Alps to the west, the Lepont ...
lies to the north of the Foostock and links Weisstannen with
Matt in Glarus.
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References
External links
Foostock on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Switzerland
Mountains of the canton of St. Gallen
Mountains of the canton of Glarus
Glarus–St. Gallen border
Two-thousanders of Switzerland
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