Ruchi

#1382 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Ruchi is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located at an elevation of 3,107 m on the border between the Swiss cantons of Glarus and Graubünden. It overlooks the Muttsee on its west side from where a trail leads to the summit. On its south-east side lies a small glacier, the Glatscher da Gavirolas. The Ruchi is connected to the higher summit of the Hausstock on the north-east by a 2 km long ridge. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 10194 ftProminence: 558 ftCoordinates: 46°51'53"N, 9°2'42"E

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GlarusSwitzerland

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Ruchi – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Muttsee, Hausstock, Nüschenstock, Muttseehütte SAC.

0.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Muttsee
23 min walk • Muttsee is a reservoir in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland. Its surface area is 42 ha. It is used to supply water for the hydroelectric Linth–Limmern Power Stations.
1.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hausstock
30 min walk • The Hausstock is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, at an elevation of 3,158 m on the border between the cantons of Glarus and Graubünden. It overlooks the valleys of Linth and Sernf rivers in Glarus, and the valley of the Vorderrhein river in Graubünden.
1.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Nüschenstock
33 min walk • The Nüschenstock is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located south of Linthal in canton of Glarus. On its eastern side it overlooks the Muttsee.
1.3 miW
Hiking, Alpine hut
Muttseehütte SAC
34 min walk • The Muttseehütte is a mountain hut of the Winterthur section of the Swiss Alpine Club in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. It is located on the Kistenpass in the Glarus Alps, south of Linthal on the Mutten plateau above the namesake Muttsee lake...