The Selbsanft is a

mountain massif A massif () is a principal mountain mass, such as a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits (e.g. France's Massif Central). In mountaineering literature, ''massif'' is frequently used to denote the main mass of a ...

in 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 ...

, overlooking the village of Linthal in the

canton of Glarus The canton of Glarus ( ; ; ; ) is a cantons of Switzerland, canton in east-central Switzerland. The capital is Glarus. The population speaks a variety of Alemannic German. The majority of the population (81%) identifies as Christianity in Switzer ...

. 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

Bifertenstock The Bifertenstock () is a mountain in 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 th ...

and forms, along with Schiben, the ridge that separates the valleys of the Sand (west) and

Limmernsee Limmernsee (or Limmerensee) is a reservoir in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland, between the peaks of Muttenchopf (2,482 m), Selbsanft (2,950 m) and Kistenstöckli (2,746 m). It may be reached by aerial tramway or by foot from Linthal, Glarus, Li ...

(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 Switzerland, Swiss canton of Glarus. It comprises the upper Linth valley, and the entire Sernf valley, and includes the villages of Betschwanden, Braunwald, Glarus, Braunwald, Diesbach, Glarus, Diesbach, Elm, Sw ...

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Selbsanft on Hikr
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