Oberer Murgsee

#664 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Oberer Murgsee is a lake in the Murg valley, in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is the highest of the three Murgseen. ()

Alternative names: Maximum depth: 85 ftElevation: 5971 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 47°2'21"N, 9°9'16"E

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Sankt GallenSwitzerland

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Nearby attractions include: Gufelstock, Murgseen, Bützistock, Hochmättli.

1.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gufelstock
27 min walk • The Gufelstock is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, overlooking Schwanden in the canton of Glarus. The border with the canton of St. Gallen runs on the northern base of the mountain.
~1660 ftE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Murgseen
9 min walk • Murgseen are a group of lakes in Murgtal in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The three lakes are drained by the Murgbach river, which empties into Lake Walen at Murg in the municipality of Quarten.
1.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bützistock
33 min walk • The Bützistock is a mountain of the Glarus Alps. It lies on the border between the cantons of Glarus and St. Gallen in Eastern Switzerland. The top is 2,496 m above sea level or 513 meters above the surrounding terrain. The width at the base is 18 km.
1.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hochmättli
32 min walk • The Hochmättli is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Glarus and St. Gallen. It lies in the Murgtal, near the Murgsee, south of the Walensee.