The Selun is one of the peaks of the

Churfirsten Churfürsten is a mountain range in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. They form the natural boundary between the canton's Toggenburg and Sarganserland districts. They are the southernmost range of the Appenzell Alps, separated from the Gl ...

range, located in the

Appenzell Alps The Appenzell Alps (german: Appenzeller Alpen) are a mountain range in Switzerland on the northern edge of the Alps. They extend into the cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden and St. Gallen and are bordered by the Glarus Alps ...

. It lies between the valley of

Toggenburg Toggenburg is a region of Switzerland. It corresponds to the upper valley of the river Thur and that of its main tributary, the Necker. Since 1 January 2003, Toggenburg has been a constituency (''Wahlkreis'') of the canton of St. Gallen ( ...

and Lake Walenstadt in the canton of

St. Gallen , neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach , twintowns = Liberec (Czech Republic) , website = ...

. The summit is easily accessible by a trail on the northern side. The peak is named for the extended

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''Selunalp'' to the peak's north-west, situated above c. 1700 m. The name's etymology is uncertain, possibly from a ''*sellonem'' (Latin '' sella'') "

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".Wilhelm Götzinger, '' Die romanischen Ortsnamen des Kantons St. Gallen '' (1891)
p. 78
Paul Zinsli, ''Sprachleben der Schweiz: Sprachwissenschaft, Namenforschung, Volkskunde'' (1963)
p. 297
Named for ''Selunalp'' is Johannes Seluner (c. 1828–1898) who was found in 1844 as a

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living in

Wildenmannlisloch Wildenmannlisloch (also ''Wildmannlisloch'', translating to "wild man's hole") is an alpine limestone Karst cave in the municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann, Toggenburg region, canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, on the northern slope of th ...

cave.

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Selun on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps Mountains of the canton of St. Gallen Appenzell Alps Mountains of Switzerland {{StGallen-mountain-stub