The Maderanertal is an Alpine valley of the canton of

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 * Uri (island), off Malakula Island in V ...

Central Switzerland Central Switzerland is the region of the Alpine Foothills geographically the heart and historically the origin of Switzerland, with the cantons of Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Lucerne and Zug. Central Switzerland is one of the NUTS 2 s ...

. It is drained by the Chärstelenbach, a stream that is a right tributary of the

Reuss Reuss may refer to: *Reuss (surname) * Reuss (river) in Switzerland * Imperial County of Reuss or Reuß, several former states or countries in present-day Germany, and the People's State of Reuss * Principality of Reuss-Greiz and Principality of R ...

Amsteg Silenen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Geography Silenen municipality comprises the villages of Silenen (divided into three parts, Dörfli, Russ, Rusli), Amsteg, and Acherli, besides numerous smaller hamlets or dispersed ...

. The highest mountain in the Maderanertal is the

Oberalpstock The Oberalpstock or Piz Tgietschen is a mountain in the Glarus Alps between the cantons of Uri and Graubünden. Its massif separates the valleys of Maderanertal (Uri) and Surselva near Sedrun (Graubündnen). The Oberalpstock is the highest s ...

with a height of 3,328 metres above sea level. Other important summits are the

Schärhorn The Schärhorn is a Swiss mountain in the Glarus Alps near Klausen Pass. The highest summit is named ''Gross Schärhorn'' (3,297 m) while a second summit is named ''Chli Schärhorn'' (3,232 m). The mountain overlooks the valley of Schächental ...

, the

Clariden The Clariden is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located at an elevation of between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Glarus. While on the north the Clariden overlooks the high Klausen Pass, the south side is covered by large glaciers. The Hüfifirn ...

, the

Düssi The Düssi (or Piz Git) is a mountain in the Glarus Alps in central Switzerland, located on the border between the cantons of Uri Uri may refer to: Places * Canton of Uri, a canton in Switzerland * Úri, a village and commune in Hungary * ...

, the

Gross Windgällen The Gross Windgällen is a 3,187 m high mountain in the Glarus Alps, overlooking the valley of the Reuss (river), Reuss in the canton of Canton of Uri, Uri. The name Gross Windgällen derives from Gälle or gellen, meaning as much as waili ...

, the

Gross Ruchen The Gross Ruchen is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, overlooking the Brunnital south of Unterschächen in the canton of Uri. It is located between the higher Gross Windgallen on the west and the Chli Ruchen The Chli Ruchen (2,944 m) is a mo ...

Piz Giuv Piz Giuv (or Schattig Wichel) is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Uri and Graubünden. At 3,096 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain of the Glarus Alps lying west of the Oberalpstock. Its ...

and the

Bristen The Bristen (3,073 m) is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, overlooking the valley of the Reuss and located to the south of Amsteg in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. The mountain is located about four kilometres north of Piz Giuv and the border wi ...

. The Maderanertal include two large lateral valleys: the Etzlital and the Brunnital, drained by the Etzlibach and the Brunnibach respectively (both left tributaries). The upper valley is heavily glaciated, the largest glacier being the

Hüfi Glacier The Hüfi Glacier () is a long glacier (2005) situated in the Glarus Alps in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of . Johann Heinrich Müller, 1825-1894 D12 Maderanertal, Hüfigletscher.JPG, Hüfi Glacier around 1880 by H ...

. The Maderanertal belongs to the municipality of

Silenen Silenen is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Canton of Uri, Uri in Switzerland. Geography Silenen municipality comprises the villages of Silenen (divided into three parts, Dörfli, Russ, Rusli) ...

. The main locality is Bristen, at an elevation of 770 metres. The locality of Golzern, located near the

Golzernsee __NOTOC__ Golzerensee (some times ''Golzernsee'') is a lake at Golzeren (also ''Golzern'') in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. Its surface area is . Golzeren is located in the Maderanertal and can be reached by cable car from Bristen (municipality ...

at 1,400 metres, is a popular destination in the valley. It can be reached by a cable car.

References

Swisstopo Swisstopo is the official name for the Swiss Federal Office of Topography, Switzerland's national mapping agency. The current name was made official in 2002. It had been used as the domain name for the homepage of the instituteswisstopo.admi ...

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