Selun
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| Selun | |
|---|---|
| File:Selun Westseite.jpg Selun peak in the background, with Vorderselun (Vorder Selunalp) in the foreground | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,205 m (7,234 ft) |
| Prominence | 158 m (518 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Frümsel |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | St. Gallen |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Parent range | Churfirsten, Appenzell Alps |
The Selun is one of the peaks of the Churfirsten range, located in the Appenzell Alps. It lies between the valley of Toggenburg and Lake Walenstadt in the canton of St. Gallen. The summit is easily accessible by a trail on the northern side.
Name
[edit | edit source]The peak is named for the extended alpine pasture Selunalp to the peak's north-west, situated above ca. 1,700 m (5,600 ft).[2] The name's etymology is uncertain, possibly from a *sellonem (Latin sella) "saddle".[3][4] Named for Selunalp is Johannes Seluner (c. 1828–1898) who was found in 1844 as a feral child living in Wildenmannlisloch cave.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Rappenloch (2,047 m [6,716 ft]).
- ^ Selunalp in Geographisches Lexikon der Schweiz (1902). Indicated as Vordere Selunalp and Hintere Selunalp on the Siegfried Map (map.geo.admin.ch); note also Selunwald between 1,100 and 1,500 metres (3,600 and 4,900 ft), separating Selunalp from the lower Hofstattalp.
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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
- Selun on Hikr
