Chrüzlistock

Chrüzlistock

Chrüzlistock from NE
Highest point
Peak unnamed
Elevation 2,717 m (8,914 ft)
Prominence 245 m (804 ft)[1]
Parent peak Piz Giuv
Coordinates 46°42′52″N 8°44′27″E / 46.71444°N 8.74083°E / 46.71444; 8.74083Coordinates: 46°42′52″N 8°44′27″E / 46.71444°N 8.74083°E / 46.71444; 8.74083
Naming
Translation Small Cross (as a diminutive) Stem (Swiss German)
Geography
Chrüzlistock

Location in Switzerland

Country Switzerland
Canton Uri and Graubünden
Parent range Glarus Alps
Topo map Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
Climbing
Easiest route From Chrüzlipass

The Chrüzlistock is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located north of Sedrun on the border between the Swiss canton of Graubünden and Uri. The southern unnamed summit has an elevation of 2,717 metres (8,914 ft) and the northern summit, which is the named peak and is located on the cantonal border, has an elevation of 2,709 metres (8,888 ft).

It derives its name from the historic pass at its northeastern hillside, the Chrüzlipass.

The Chrüzlistock is, along with Piz Vatgira and Pizzo dell'Uomo, one of the main peaks traversed by the Gotthard Base Tunnel. The tunnel runs below the summit Chrüzlistock, or more precisely, just east of it.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located near Mittelplatten at 2,472 metres.

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