The Selbsanft is a
mountain massif
In geology, a massif ( or ) is a section of a planet's crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures. In the movement of the crust, a massif tends to retain its internal structure while being displaced as a whole. The term also refers to a ...
in 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 ...
, overlooking the village of
Linthal in the
canton of Glarus
The canton of Glarus (german: Kanton Glarus rm, Chantun Glaruna; french: Canton de Glaris; it, Canton Glarona) is a canton in east central Switzerland. The capital is Glarus.
The population speaks a variety of Alemannic German.
The majority ...
. The Selbsanft is a large mountain massif consisting of several summits of which the highest is named ''Hideri Schibe''. The massif is a buttress of the
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and forms, along with
Schiben, the ridge that separates the valleys of the Sand (west) and
Limmernsee (east). A small glacier lies east of the summit.
The five main summits are, from north to south, the Vorder Selbsanft, also known as Hauserhorn (, there are higher summits between the Vorder and Mittler Selbsanft, though), Mitttler Selbsanft, also known in Grison as Plattas Alvas (), the Hinter Selbsanft (), the highest peak of the Selbsanft triple. In a broader sense, the
Vorderi Schibe () and the
Hinderi Schibe (), the highest summit of this massif, re also part of the massif.
The mountain lies within the municipality of
Glarus Süd
Glarus Süd is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Glarus. It comprises the upper Linth valley, and the entire Sernf valley, and includes the villages of Betschwanden, Braunwald, Diesbach, Elm, Engi, Haslen, Hätzingen, Leuggelbach, Lin ...
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Selbsanft on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps
Alpine three-thousanders
Mountains of Switzerland
Mountains of the canton of Glarus
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