The Maderanertal is an Alpine valley of the canton of

Uri Uri may refer to: Places * Canton of Uri, a canton in Switzerland * Úri, a village and commune in Hungary * Uri, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province * Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, a town in India * Uri (island), an island off Malakula Islan ...

Central Switzerland Central Switzerland is the region of the Alpine Foothills geographically the heart and historically the origin of Switzerland, with the cantons of Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Lucerne and Zug. Central Switzerland is one of the NUTS 2 Statist ...

. It is drained by the Chärstelenbach, a stream that is a right tributary of the

Reuss Reuss may refer to: *Reuss (surname) *Reuss (river) in Switzerland *Reuss (state) or Reuß, several former states or countries in present-day Germany, and the Republic of Reuss *Reuss Elder Line and Reuss Younger Line (House of Reuss), members incl ...

Amsteg Silenen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Geography Silenen municipality comprises the villages of Silenen (divided into three parts, Dörfli, Russ, Rusli), Amsteg, and Acherli, besides numerous smaller hamlets or dispersed ...

. The highest mountain in the Maderanertal is the

Oberalpstock The Oberalpstock or Piz Tgietschen is a mountain in the Glarus Alps between the cantons of Uri and Graubünden. Its massif separates the valleys of Maderanertal (Uri) and Surselva near Sedrun (Graubündnen). The Oberalpstock is the highest ...

with a height of 3,328 metres above sea level. Other important summits are the Schärhorn, the

Clariden The Clariden is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located at an elevation of between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Glarus. While on the north the Clariden overlooks the high Klausen Pass, the south side is covered by large glaciers. The Hüfifir ...

, the

Düssi The Düssi (or Piz Git) is a mountain 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

Gross Windgällen The Gross Windgällen is a 3,187 m high mountain in the Glarus Alps, overlooking the valley of the Reuss in the canton of Uri. The name Gross Windgällen derives from Gälle or gellen, meaning as much as wailing, shrilling or whistling. ...

, the

Gross Ruchen The Gross Ruchen is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, overlooking the Brunnital south of Unterschächen Unterschächen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland, situated in the upper Schächental. Geography Unterschächen has an ar ...

Piz Giuv Piz Giuv (or Schattig Wichel) is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Uri and Graubünden. At 3,096 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain of the Glarus Alps lying west of the Oberalpstock. It ...

and the

Bristen The Bristen (3,073 m) is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, overlooking the valley of the Reuss and located to the south of Amsteg in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. The mountain is located about four kilometres north of Piz Giuv and the border ...

. The Maderanertal include two large lateral valleys: the Etzlital and the Brunnital, drained by the Etzlibach and the Brunnibach respectively (both left tributaries). The upper valley is heavily glaciated, the largest glacier being the

Hüfi Glacier The Hüfi Glacier (german: Hüfifirn) is a long glacier (2005) situated in the Glarus Alps in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of . Johann Heinrich Müller, 1825-1894 D12 Maderanertal, Hüfigletscher.JPG, Hüfi Glacier a ...

. The Maderanertal belongs to the municipality of

Silenen Silenen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Geography Silenen municipality comprises the villages of Silenen (divided into three parts, Dörfli, Russ, Rusli), Amsteg, and Acherli, besides numerous smaller hamlets or disperse ...

. The main locality is Bristen, at an elevation of 770 metres. The locality of Golzern, located near the

Golzernsee __NOTOC__ Golzerensee (some times ''Golzernsee'') is a lake at Golzeren (also ''Golzern'') in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. Its surface area is . Golzeren is located in the Maderanertal and can be reached by cable car from Bristen (municipality ...

at 1,400 metres, is a popular destination in the valley. It can be reached by a cable car.

References

Swisstopo Swisstopo is the official name for the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (in German language, German: ''Bundesamt für Landestopografie''; French language, French: ''Office fédéral de topographie''; Italian language, Italian: ''Ufficio fed ...

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