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 () 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 ...
, located on the border between the cantons of
Glarus
Glarus (; ; ; ; ) is the capital of the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2011, the municipality of Glarus incorporates the former municipalities of Ennenda, Netstal and Riedern.Graubünden. The summit (3,028 metres) is also named ''Bündner Vorab'' to distinguish it from a lower summit (3,018 metres) named ''Glarner Vorab''. A glacier runs down its eastern face where the valley continues a moderate inclination down towards
Flims
Flims () is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The town of Flims is dominated by the Flimserstein which one can see from almost anywhere in the area.
Flims consists of the village of Flims (called Flims D ...
, where it can be seen for example from Caumasee. It cannot be seen from the adjacent municipalities on the south though. The northwestern face however consists of a sheer drop towards Elm.
Territorially it divides on the municipal areas of
Laax
Laax (; , ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Surselva Region in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden.
History
Laax is first undoubtedly mentioned 1290–98 as ''Lags''.
Laax is first me ...
on its eastern face, a narrow southern stripe within
Siat
Siat is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Surselva (district), Surselva in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Siat, Castrisch, ...
and
Elm
Elms are deciduous and semi-deciduous trees comprising the genus ''Ulmus'' in the family Ulmaceae. They are distributed over most of the Northern Hemisphere, inhabiting the temperate and tropical- montane regions of North America and Eurasia, ...
on its northwestern face. The secondary peaks that belong to the massive include also the municipalities of
Ruschein
Ruschein (, ) is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Its official language is the Sursilvan dialect of Romansh. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Ruschein, Castrisch, Il ...
and Panix.
Since 1979 there is a terminal station of a
platter lift
A surface lift is a type of cable transport for mountain sports in which skiers, snowboarders, or Mountain bike, mountain bikers remain on the ground as they are pulled uphill. While they were once prevalent, they have been overtaken in popularit ...
near the Glarner Vorab. This comes up from the terminal station of a
gondola lift
A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate suppo ...
ending at the edge of the glacier, all of these installations belonging to the skiing resort of ''Flims-Laax-Falera'' Skiing holidays Switzerland, Graubünden, Flims Laax /ref> which uses the name of Laax only for winter marketing.
File:Vorab Nordflanke mit Gletscherhorn, Zwoelfihorn.jpg, Northern face of Glarner Vorab, Gletscherhorn in the foreground, down in the valley lies
Elm
Elms are deciduous and semi-deciduous trees comprising the genus ''Ulmus'' in the family Ulmaceae. They are distributed over most of the Northern Hemisphere, inhabiting the temperate and tropical- montane regions of North America and Eurasia, ...
File:Picswiss GL-12-51.jpg, Northern face of Glarner Vorab
File:Crap Sogn Gion and Vorab from Caumasee, Flims.jpg, Caumasee in the Flims Forest in front, Crap Sogn Gion left and Vorab, the white mountain to its right. The white Triangel is Crap Ner and Ofen the white peak to its right (TektonikArena Sardona)