The Ruchi is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...
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 th ...
, located at an elevation of on the border between the Swiss cantons of
Glarus
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, twintowns= Wiesbaden-Biebrich (Germany)
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Glarus (; gsw, Glaris; french: Glaris; it, Glarona; rm, Glaruna) is the capital of the canton of Glarus in S ...
and
Graubünden. It overlooks the
Muttsee
Muttsee is a reservoir in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland. Its surface area is . It is used as the upper reservoir in the 1 GW pumped-storage hydroelectricity Linth–Limmern Power Stations.
The 2.4 km high altitude permits a 2.2 MW Solar power ...
() on its west side from where a trail leads to the summit. On its south-east side lies a small glacier, the ''Glatscher da Gavirolas''. The Ruchi is connected to the higher summit of the
Hausstock
The Hausstock is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, at an elevation of on the border between the cantons of Glarus and Graubünden. It overlooks the valleys of Linth and Sernf rivers in Glarus, and the valley of the Vorderrhein river in Graubünde ...
on the north-east by a long ridge.
The nearest settlements are the villages of
Linthal to the north, and
Andiast
Andiast () is a former municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Until 1943, it was known as Andest.[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, Lintha ...]
and
Waltensburg/Vuorz
Waltensburg/Vuorz is a former municipality in the Surselva Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Andiast and Waltensburg/Vuorz merged into the municipality of Breil/Brigels.
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Ruchi on HikrRuchi on Peakbagger
Mountains of the Alps
Alpine three-thousanders
Mountains of Switzerland
Mountains of the canton of Glarus
Mountains of Graubünden
Glarus–Graubünden border
Breil/Brigels
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