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The Glärnisch is a mountain massif of the Schwyz Alps, overlooking the valley of the 
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Linth
The Linth (pronounced "lint") is a Swiss river that rises near the village of Linthal in the mountains of the canton of Glarus, and eventually flows into the Obersee section of Lake Zurich. It is about in length.
The water power of the Linth ...
in the Swiss canton of Glarus
The canton of Glarus (german: Kanton Glarus rm, Chantun Glaruna; french: Canton de Glaris; it, Canton Glarona) is a canton in east central Switzerland. The capital is Glarus.
The population speaks a variety of Alemannic German.
The majority of ...
. It consists of several summits, of which the highest, ''Bächistock'', is 2,915 metres above sea level. Until 2013, the highest point was considered to be an unnamed point with a summit cross at 2,914 metres (until 2013: 2'915 metres). The other main summits are ''Vrenelisgärtli'' ("Verena's Little Garden" at 2,904 metres) and the ''Ruchen'' (2,901 metres).
The massif of the Glärnisch consists of two ridges of either side of the glacier named ''Glärnischfirn'', culminating at the Ruchen to the west, rising more than 2,000 metres above the Klöntalersee
Klöntalersee is a natural lake in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland and covers the major part of the valley floor. Since 1908, it has been used as a reservoir for electricity production. The dam's construction substantially increased the lake's ...
, and at the Bächistock to the southwest. The Vrenelisgärtli is the closest peak to Schwanden.
The Glärnischfirn (also known as the Glärnischgletscher, the "Glarnisch Glacier") is about one mile long and about one-half mile wide at between 1.5 and 2.0 miles above sea level. The surrounding peaks are generally accessible to hikers and climbers only by traversing the length of the glacier itself. From the Vrenelisgärtli peak, the Lake Klontal may be seen directly, more than one mile below.
In recent years, the glacier has lost a massive amount of its volume and its tongue has retreated sharply.http://www.kloental.com/Natur/Wasserspektakel/Glarnischfirn/446
East of the Glärnisch is located the lower Vorder Glärnisch
The Vorder Glärnisch (2,327 m) is a mountain of the Schwyzer Alps, overlooking the valley of the Linth in the canton of Glarus. It lies north-east of the higher Glärnisch
The Glärnisch is a mountain massif of the Schwyz Alps, overlooki ...
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See also
*North-Eastern Swiss Alps This article focuses on the part of the Alps and Pré-Alps that is located in North-Eastern Switzerland and compromises the Schwyzer Alps and the Appenzell Alps. This region is bordered by: Lake Lucerne in the south-west; the Klausen Pass, upper Li ...
* List of mountains of the canton of Glarus
This is a list of mountains of the Swiss canton of Glarus. Glarus is a very mountainous canton and lies entirely within the Alps. It is also one of the five cantons having summits above 3,600 metres. Topographically, the most important summit of ...
* List of most isolated mountains of Switzerland
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