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Glarus Alps

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Tödi (3614 m/11,857 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	3614	11,857
2.	Bifertenstock	3421	11,224
3.	Oberalpstock	3328	10,919
4.	Gross Schärhorn	3295	10,810
5.	Clariden	3267	10,719
6.	Gross Düssi	3256	10,682
7.	Brigelser Hörner	3252	10,669
8.	Ringelspitz	3247	10,653
9.	Gross Windgällen	3187	10,456
10.	Hausstock	3158	10,361
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.	Ringelspitz Ringelspitz: a true 'Spitz in every sense of the word (2016-06-07). Photo by Habakuk Tibatong. 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.
Bös Fulen Bös Fulen's most spectacular view, as seen from Glärnischfirn (2015-06-22). Photo by Habakuk Tibatong. Click here for larger-size photo.	Ortstock Ortstock's impressive east face towering over Alp Oberstafel (2015-07-12). Photo by Habakuk Tibatong. Click here for larger-size photo.
Grosser Mythen The great little peak of Grosser Mythen near Zurich (2018-05-19). Photo by David Howells. Click here for larger-size photo.	Lindenberg The summit of Lindenberg on a beautiful winter's day (2014-01-28). Photo by Lee Newton. Click here for larger-size photo.
Stierenberg The summit marker for Stierenberg, the highest point of the low ground in the middle point of Switzerland between te Jura and the Alps (2013-12-18). Photo by Lee Newton. Click here for larger-size photo.

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