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 | |
| Peak | Piz Russein |
| Elevation | 3,613 m (11,854 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,570 m (5,150 ft) |
| Parent peak | Finsteraarhorn |
| Isolation | 42.1 km (26.2 mi) |
| Listing | Canton high point Ultra Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
| Coordinates | 46°48′40″N 8°54′53″E |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | German |
| Geography | |
Tödi Location in Switzerland | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Cantons | Glarus and Graubünden |
| Parent range | Glarus Alps |
| Topo map | Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Limestone |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | In 1824 by Augustin Bisquolm and Placi Curschellas |
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