The Ringelspitz (also known as ''Piz Barghis'') is a
mountain of the
Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of
St. Gallen and
Graubünden. Reaching a height of 3,248 metres above sea level, it is the
highest summit in the canton of St. Gallen. It is split between three municipalities:
Pfäfers (St. Gallen),
Trin and
Tamins (Graubünden).
The Ringelspitz is the culminating point of a range, about 12 kilometres long, running from west to east and diverging from the main chain of the Glarus Alp between
Piz Sardona and
Piz Segnas
Piz Segnas is a mountain 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 lies to the southeast. The Tschingelhoerner ...
. The massif separates the Calfeisen valley in canton St. Gallen from the
Rhine valley near
Flims. The north side of the mountain consists of nearly 2,000 metre-high precipitous cliffs overlooking the
Gigerwaldsee (1,335 m).
See also
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List of mountains of the canton of St. Gallen
*
List of mountains of Switzerland
*
List of most isolated mountains of Switzerland
References
External links
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Ringelspitz on SummitpostRingelspitz on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps
Alpine three-thousanders
Mountains of Switzerland
Highest points of Swiss cantons
Glarus thrust
Mountains of the canton of St. Gallen
Mountains of Graubünden
Graubünden–St. Gallen border
Tamins
Trin
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