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Glarus Alps

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Tödi (3613 m/11,854 ft)
Countries	Switzerland
States/Provinces	Schwyz (18%), Aargau (15%), Glarus (13%), Graubünden (12%), Sankt Gallen (11%), Uri (10%), Lucerne (9%), Zürich (7%), Zug (5%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	5,051 sq km / 1,950 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	105 km / 65 mi North-South 124 km / 77 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	47° 5' N; 8° 44' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Glarus Alps
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Northern Alps	Level 3 (Parent)
Berner Oberland	Level 4 (Sibling)
Urner Alps	Level 4 (Sibling)
Glarus Alps	Level 4
Saint Gallen Alps	Level 4 (Sibling)
Western Austria Alps	Level 4 (Sibling)
Bavarian Alps	Level 4 (Sibling)
Kitzbuhel	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Glarus Alps

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range5
1.	Tödi	3613	11,854
2.	Bifertenstock	3419	11,217
3.	Oberalpstock	3328	10,919
4.	Gross Schärhorn	3297	10,817
5.	Clariden	3267	10,719
6.	Gross Düssi	3256	10,682
7.	Brigelser Hörner	3251	10,666
8.	Ringelspitz	3247	10,653
9.	Chli Schärhorn	3232	10,604
10.	Vorder Ringel	3224	10,577
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Glarus Alps

Tödi Majestic Tödi, undisputed ruler of the Glarus Alps, as seen from the upper slopes of Glärnischfirn (2015-06-22). Photo by Habakuk Tibatong. Click here for larger-size photo.	Oberalpstock perfect conditons! (2019-04-15). Photo by Stephan Tillmanns. Click here for larger-size photo.
Ringelspitz Ringelspitz: a true 'Spitz in every sense of the word (2016-06-07). Photo by Habakuk Tibatong. Click here for larger-size photo.	Chli Schärhorn Access from north (Klausenpass) (1995-10-20). Photo by Iwan Auderset. Click here for larger-size photo.
Piz Segnas View from Trinserhorn to Piz Segnas (2010-08-26). Photo by Iwan Auderset. Click here for larger-size photo.	Bristen Ascent in winter, view to the north (1996-02-29). Photo by Iwan Auderset. Click here for larger-size photo.
Bächistock Bächistock with backpack Oct 2015 (2015-10-12). Photo by Stephan Tillmanns. Click here for larger-size photo.	Glärnisch Glärnisch Photo by Dale York. Click here for larger-size photo.
Vrenelisgärtli Vrenelisgärtli, most spectacular peak of the Glärnisch massif but unfortunately not its highest (2015-06-22). Photo by Habakuk Tibatong. Click here for larger-size photo.	Pizol Pizol in the center of the picture (2007-09-16). Photo by Iwan Auderset. Click here for larger-size photo.

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