The Schächentaler Windgällen is a
mountain massif
In geology, a massif ( or ) is a section of a planet's crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures. In the movement of the crust, a massif tends to retain its internal structure while being displaced as a whole. The term also refers to a ...
in the
Schwyzer Alps
The Schwyz Alps (german: Schwyzer Alpen) are a mountain range in Switzerland. They form part of the North-Eastern Swiss Alps and are bordered by the Glarus Alps to the east, the Appenzell Alps to the north-east, the Emmental Alps in the west, and ...
, overlooking
Unterschächen
Unterschächen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland, situated in the upper Schächental.
Geography
Unterschächen has an area, , of . Of this area, 35.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 9.4% is forested. Of the rest o ...
in 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 ...
. The two named peaks are ''Höch Windgällen'' (2764 m) and ''Läged Windgällen'' (2572 m). The mountain massif lies between the valley of
Muotathal (north) and
Schächental (south). The Schächentaler Windgällen are located a few kilometres west of
Klausen Pass
Klausen Pass (German: ''Klausenpass''; elevation: ) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Altdorf in the canton of Uri with Linthal in the canton of Glarus. Somewhat unusually, the boundary between the two cantons does not lie ...
.
The
normal route
A normal route or normal way (french: voie normale; german: Normalweg) is the most frequently used route for ascending and descending a mountain peak. It is usually the simplest route.
Overview
In the Alps, routes are classed in the following way ...
to the summit goes along the south-east ridge. No official trail leads to the top, but the easiest route is marked with yellow dots over its last part.
References
External links
Schächentaler Windgällen on SummitpostSchächentaler Windgällen on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Switzerland
Mountains of the canton of Uri
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