Calanda Mountain

#431 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Calanda is a mountain in the Glarus Alps with two main peaks: Haldensteiner Calanda and Felsberger Calanda, both located on the border between the cantons of St. Gallen and Graubünden in eastern Switzerland. It looms over Chur, the capital city of Graubünden. ()

Local name: Calanda Elevation: 9203 ftProminence: 4751 ftCoordinates: 46°53'60"N, 9°28'2"E

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Sankt GallenSwitzerland

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Calanda Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Haldenstein Castle, Alt-Haldenstein Castle, Lichtenstein Castle, Neuburg Castle.

3.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Haldenstein Castle
82 min walk • Haldenstein Castle is a castle in the former municipality of Haldenstein of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
3 miSE
Forts and castles
Alt-Haldenstein Castle
76 min walk • Alt-Haldenstein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Haldenstein of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
3 miE
Forts and castles
Lichtenstein Castle
77 min walk • Lichtenstein Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Haldenstein of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
3.8 miE
Forts and castles
Neuburg Castle
96 min walk • Neuburg Castle Neuburg...
4.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gigerwaldsee
110 min walk • Gigerwaldsee is a reservoir in the municipality of Pfäfers, in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The reservoir has a volume of 35.6 million m³ and a surface area of 71 ha. The arch dam Gigerwald was completed in 1976. It has a height of 147 m.
3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Stausee Mapragg
77 min walk • Stausee Mapragg is located at Pfäfers in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Its surface area is 26 ha. The reservoir and Gigerwaldsee are operated by Kraftwerke Sarganserwald for pumped-storage hydroelectricity.
2.9 miSE
Forts and castles
Grottenstein Castle
73 min walk • Grottenstein Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Haldenstein of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
3.1 miNE
Forts and castles
Rappenstein Castle
80 min walk • Rappenstein Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Untervaz of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
4.5 miSE
Brewery, Nightlife, Veterinarians
Calanda Bräu, Chur
115 min walk • Calanda Bräu is a brewery in Chur, in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland, owned by Heineken N.V. Its lagers, brewed using Alpine spring water, are available across Switzerland.
4.2 miSE
Cemetery
Friedhof Daleu, Chur
108 min walk • Daleu Cemetery is a park-like burial ground enclosed by perimeter walls in the Graubünden cantonal capital of Chur. It is located northwest of the main train station in the Rhine quarter at Rheinstrasse 26.
4.5 miSE
Art museum, Museum, Art gallery
Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur, Chur
116 min walk • The Bündner Kunstmuseum is the most important art institution in the canton of Graubünden. It is located in the historic Villa Planta as well as in the extension built in 2016 and shows mainly exhibits by Graubünden and Swiss artists.