Schwarzsee (literally "Black Lake") is a mountain
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
at an elevation of 2368 m on the
Pizol mountain (2844 m) 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 ...
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Lakes of Switzerland
Lakes of the canton of St. Gallen
LSchwarzsee
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