The Bifertenstock ( rm, Piz Durschin) is a
mountain
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in the
Glarus Alps
The Glarus Alps (german: Glarner Alpen) are a mountain range in central Switzerland. They are bordered by the Uri Alps and the Schwyz Alps to the west, the Lepontine Alps to the south, the Appenzell Alps to the northeast. The eastern part of ...
, located at an elevation of on the border between the cantons of
Glarus
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Glarus (; gsw, Glaris; french: Glaris; it, Glarona; rm, Glaruna) is the capital of the canton of Glarus ...
(north) and
Graubünden (south), its peak, however, is located about 25 metres south of the border. It overlooks four valleys: the valley of the
Biferten Glacier to the north-west, the
Griess Glacier
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to the north-east, the Val Punteglias to the south, which leads down to
Trun, and the Val Frisal on the south-east. Glaciers cover both sides of the mountain, but are smaller on the southern side.
The mountain lies in the municipalities of
Trun and
Breil/Brigels
Breil/Brigels is a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Andiast and Waltensburg/Vuorz merged into the municipality of Breil/Brigels.
The name of the municipalit ...
, in the canton of Graubünden, and
Glarus Süd
Glarus Süd is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Glarus. It comprises the upper Linth valley, and the entire Sernf valley, and includes the villages of Betschwanden, Braunwald, Diesbach, Elm, Engi, Haslen, Hätzingen, Leuggelbach, Lin ...
, in the canton of Glarus. The nearest settlements are the villages of Trun, to the south, and
Linthal, to the north.
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Bifertenstock on Summitpost
Mountains of the Alps
Alpine three-thousanders
Mountains of Switzerland
Mountains of the canton of Glarus
Mountains of Graubünden
Glarus–Graubünden border
Trun, Switzerland
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