Klausen Pass, Altdorf

Name: Klausen Pass
Address: Alpine Pass Route, Altdorf, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 41 879 11 64

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Klausen Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Altdorf in the canton of Uri with Linthal in the canton of Glarus. Somewhat unusually, the boundary between the two cantons does not lie at the summit of the pass, but some 8 kilometres down the slope towards Linthal, with the summit being in Uri. ()

Local name: Klausenpass Maximum elevation: 6391 ftCoordinates: 46°52'10"N, 8°51'23"E

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Alpine Pass RouteAltdorf Switzerland

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Klausen Pass – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tödi, Clariden, Gemsfairenstock, Schärhorn.

4.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tödi
125 min walk • The Tödi, is a mountain massif and with the mountain peak Piz Russein the highest mountain in the Glarus Alps and the highest summit in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland.
2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Clariden
52 min walk • The Clariden is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located at an elevation of 3,267 m between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Glarus. While on the north the Clariden overlooks the 1,948 m high Klausen Pass, the south side is covered by large glaciers.
3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gemsfairenstock
76 min walk • The Gemsfairenstock is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Glarus. It lies east of the Klausen Pass, on the range east of the Clariden. A trail leads to its summit via the western ridge.
3.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Schärhorn
82 min walk • The Schärhorn is a mountain in the Glarus Alps near Klausen Pass. The highest summit is named Gross Schärhorn while a second summit is named Chli Schärhorn.
3.6 miS
Hiking, Alpine hut
Planura Hut
92 min walk • The Planura Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located on the border between the cantons of Uri and Glarus, between Amsteg and Linthal.
0.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Glatten Mountain
22 min walk • The Glatten is a mountain of the Schwyzer Alps, overlooking the Klausen Pass in the canton of Uri. It is the tripoint between the valleys Bisistal, Schächental and Urner Boden. The summit consists of a large karstic plateau.
5.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Düssi
142 min walk • The Düssi is a mountain in the Glarus Alps in central Switzerland, located on the border between the cantons of Uri and Graubünden. Its massif separates the valleys of Maderanertal and Val Russein. The summit is also named Gross Düssi to distinguish it from a lower summit to the south named Chli Düssi.
3.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Schächentaler Windgällen
85 min walk • The Schächentaler Windgällen is a mountain massif in the Schwyzer Alps, overlooking Unterschächen in the canton of Uri. The two named peaks are Höch Windgällen and Läged Windgällen. The mountain massif lies between the valley of Muotathal and Schächental. The Schächentaler Windgällen are located a few kilometres west of Klausen Pass.
3.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Hüfi Glacier
82 min walk • The Hüfi Glacier is a 7 km long glacier situated in the Glarus Alps in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 13.64 km2.
2.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chammliberg
59 min walk • The Chammliberg is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located south of the Klausen Pass in the canton of Uri. While the south side of the mountain is covered by the large Hüfi Glacier, the north-west side consists of an 800 metre high face.
2.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Waldisee
73 min walk • The Waldisee is a mountain lake, located south of Bisisthal, in the municipality of Muotathal, canton of Schwyz. It lies at a height of 1,406 metres, at the foot of the Alpler Stock. It has a maximum length of 420 metres.