Ringelspitz
| Ringelspitz | |
|---|---|
| Piz Barghis | |
| File:Ringelspitz - Gigerwaldsee.jpg The north side the Ringelspitz with the Gigerwaldsee | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,248 m (10,656 ft) |
| Prominence | 844 m (2,769 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Tödi |
| Isolation | 29.8 km (18.5 mi)[2] |
| Listing | Canton high point, Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Graubünden/St. Gallen |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Parent range | Glarus Alps |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Limestone |
The Ringelspitz (in German), also known as Piz Barghis (in Romansh), is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and the Grisons (Graubünden). It is split between three municipalities: Pfäfers (St. Gallen), Trin and Tamins (both in the Grisons). Reaching a height of 3,248 metres (10,656 ft) above sea level, it is the highest summit in the canton of St. Gallen.
The Ringelspitz is the culminating point of a range, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) long, running from west to east and diverging from the main chain of the Glarus Alps between Piz Sardona and Piz Segnas. The massif separates the Calfeisen valley in the canton of St. Gallen from the Alpine Rhine Valley near Flims, the Grisons. The north side of the mountain consists of nearly 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) high precipitous cliffs overlooking the Gigerwaldsee (1,335 m [4,380 ft]). It is separated from the Calanda, located east of Ringelspitz, by the Kunkels Pass.
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of mountains of Graubünden
- List of mountains of the canton of St. Gallen
- List of most isolated mountains of Switzerland
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Panix Pass (2,404 m [7,887 ft]).
- ^ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is east of the Bifertenstock.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- Ringelspitz on Summitpost
- Ringelspitz on Hikr
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- Mountains of the Alps
- Alpine three-thousanders
- Mountains of Switzerland
- Highest points of Swiss cantons
- Glarus thrust
- Mountains of the canton of St. Gallen
- Mountains of the Grisons
- Grisons–Canton of St. Gallen border
- Tamins
- Trin
- Switzerland mountain stubs
- Canton of St. Gallen geography stubs
- Grisons mountain stubs