The Schibe 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 ...
of 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 south of
Linthal in the canton of
Glarus
, neighboring_municipalities= Glarus Nord, Glarus Süd, Muotathal (SZ), Innerthal (SZ)
, twintowns= Wiesbaden-Biebrich (Germany)
}
Glarus (; gsw, Glaris; french: Glaris; it, Glarona; rm, Glaruna) is the capital of the canton of Glarus ...
. It lies north of the
Bifertenstock
The Bifertenstock ( rm, Piz Durschin) is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located at an elevation of on the border between the cantons of Glarus (north) and Graubünden (south), its peak, however, is located about 25 metres south of the border. It ...
, on the range separating the Sand valley from the Limmeren valley that also includes the
Selbsanft.
The mountain is composed of two summits: the ''Hinderi Schibe'' at an elevation of and the ''Vorderi Schibe'' at an elevation of . The mountain lies within the municipality of
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 a broader sense, they are part of the Selbsanft massif.
]
References
External links
Schiben on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps
Alpine three-thousanders
Mountains of Switzerland
Mountains of the canton of Glarus
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