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Saint Gallen Alps

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Säntis (2502 m/8209 ft)
Countries	Switzerland
States/Provinces	Sankt Gallen (32%), Zürich (31%), Thurgau (20%), Appenzell-Ausserrhoden (6%), Appenzell-Innerrhoden (4%), Aargau (3%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	4,439 sq km / 1,714 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	70 km / 44 mi North-South 107 km / 67 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	47° 23' N; 8° 57' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Saint Gallen Alps
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Saint Gallen Alps.

Northern Alps	Level 3 (Parent)
Berner Oberland	Level 4 (Sibling)
Urner Alps	Level 4 (Sibling)
Glarus Alps	Level 4 (Sibling)
Saint Gallen Alps	Level 4
Western Austria Alps	Level 4 (Sibling)
Bavarian Alps	Level 4 (Sibling)
Kitzbuhel	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Saint Gallen Alps

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range5
1.	Säntis	2502	8209
2.	Gamsberg	2385	7825
3.	Hinderrugg	2306	7566
4.	Leistchamm	2101	6893
5.	Speer	1951	6401
6.	Mattstogg	1936	6352
7.	Gulme	1789	5869
8.	Tweralpspitz	1332	4370
9.	Hundwiler Höhi	1306	4285
10.	Schnebelhorn	1292	4239
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 Saint Gallen Alps

Lägern

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The actual summit of Lägern is a little limestone outcrop just off of the path (2014-01-28). Photo by Lee Newton.
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