Tödi

The Tödi (3,613 metres (11,854 ft)), is a mountain massif and with the mountain peak Piz Russein the highest mountain in the Glarus Alps and the highest summit in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. It is located on the border between the cantons of Graubünden, to the south, and Glarus, to the north, close to the point where those two cantons meet the canton of Uri, to the west. Although not the culminating point of Graubünden, it is its highest peak outside the Bernina range.

Tödi
Tödi and Biferten Glacier (left)
Highest point
PeakPiz Russein
Elevation3,613 m (11,854 ft)
Prominence1,570 m (5,150 ft)
Parent peakFinsteraarhorn
Isolation42.1 km (26.2 mi)
ListingCanton high point
Ultra
Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°48′40″N 8°54′53″E
Naming
Language of nameGerman
Geography
Tödi
Location in Switzerland
CountrySwitzerland
CantonsGlarus and Graubünden
Parent rangeGlarus Alps
Topo mapSwiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
Geology
Mountain typeLimestone
Climbing
First ascentIn 1824 by Augustin Bisquolm and Placi Curschellas
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