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| map_caption = Location in Switzerland
| map_caption = Location in Switzerland
| location = [[Canton of Glarus|Glarus]]/[[Canton of Uri|Uri]], [[Switzerland]]
| location = [[Canton of Glarus|Glarus]]/[[Canton of Uri|Uri]], [[Switzerland]]
| range = [[Glarus Alps]]
| range = [[Glarus Alps]]<ref>[[John Ball (naturalist)|John Ball]], ''The Alpine Guide, Central Alps'', 1866, London</ref>
| lat_d = 46 | lat_m = 50 | lat_s = 31.5 | lat_NS = N
| lat_d = 46 | lat_m = 50 | lat_s = 31.5 | lat_NS = N
| long_d = 08 | long_m = 52 | long_s = 16.5 | long_EW = E
| long_d = 08 | long_m = 52 | long_s = 16.5 | long_EW = E

Revision as of 12:08, 13 May 2012

Clariden
The Clariden from Klausen Pass
Highest point
Elevation3,267 m (10,719 ft)
Prominence413 m (1,355 ft)[1]
Parent peakSchärhorn
Geography
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LocationGlarus/Uri, Switzerland
RegionCH
Parent rangeGlarus Alps[2]

The Clariden is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located between the cantons of Uri and Glarus. While on the north the Clariden overlooks the 1,948 metres high Klausen Pass, the south side is covered by large glaciers: the Hüfifirn on the west and the Claridenfirn on the east.

References

  1. ^ Swisstopo maps
  2. ^ John Ball, The Alpine Guide, Central Alps, 1866, London