Gross Ruchen

#1336 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Gross Ruchen is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, overlooking the Brunnital south of Unterschächen in the canton of Uri. It is located between the higher Gross Windgallen on the west and the Chli Ruchen on the east. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 10295 ftProminence: 1302 ftCoordinates: 46°48'36"N, 8°46'29"E

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Gross Ruchen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Golzerensee, Gross Windgällen, Oberalpstock, Clariden.

2.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Golzerensee
74 min walk • Golzerensee is a lake at Golzeren in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. Its surface area is 5.7 ha. Golzeren is located in the Maderanertal and can be reached by cable car from Bristen. The lake is a popular fishing location. Species include brown trout, rainbow trout, and perch.
2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gross Windgällen
52 min walk • The Gross Windgällen is a 3,187 m high mountain in the Glarus Alps, overlooking the valley of the Reuss in the canton of Uri. The name Gross Windgällen derives from Gälle or gellen, meaning as much as wailing, shrilling or whistling.
4.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Oberalpstock
119 min walk • The Oberalpstock or Piz Tgietschen is a mountain in the Glarus Alps between the cantons of Uri and Graubünden. Its massif separates the valleys of Maderanertal and Surselva near Sedrun.
5.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Clariden
129 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.
4.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bälmeten
120 min walk • The Bälmeten is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, overlooking Erstfeld in the canton of Uri. It lies west of the Hoch Fulen, in the group north-west of the Gross Windgällen.
2.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Schärhorn
73 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.
2.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Seewlisee
72 min walk • Seewlisee is a lake in Uri, Switzerland at an elevation of 2028 m. Its surface area is 9 ha. The lake lies at the foot of the Gross Windgällen. The lake can be reached by foot in 2–3 hours from the cable car Silenen-Chilcherbergen.
5 miE
Hiking, Alpine hut
Planura Hut
129 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.
5.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Meierturm
135 min walk • Meierturm is a medieval tower in the municipality of Silenen in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
2.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Maderanertal
73 min walk • The Maderanertal is an Alpine valley of the canton of Uri in Central Switzerland. It is drained by the Chärstelenbach, a stream that is a right tributary of the Reuss at Amsteg.
2.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Düssi
72 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.