Bocktschingel

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Bocktschingel
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View from the Gemsfairenstock (north-east side)
Highest point
Elevation 3,079 m (10,102 ft)
Prominence 179 m (587 ft) [1]
Parent peak Schärhorn
Coordinates 46°50′57″N8°53′37″E / 46.84917°N 8.89361°E / 46.84917; 8.89361 Coordinates: 46°50′57″N8°53′37″E / 46.84917°N 8.89361°E / 46.84917; 8.89361
Geography
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Bocktschingel
Location in Switzerland
Location Uri/Glarus, Switzerland
Parent range Glarus Alps

The Bocktschingel is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Glarus. It lies south-east of the Klausen Pass, on the range east of the Clariden.

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References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located west of the summit at 2,900 metres.