Clariden

The Clariden is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located at an elevation of between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Glarus. While on the north the Clariden overlooks the high Klausen Pass, the south side is covered by large glaciers and firn. The Hüfifirn on the west is drained by the Chärstelenbach, a tributary of the Reuss that eventually flows into Lake Lucerne. The Claridenfirn on the east is drained by the Linth that eventually flows into Lake Zurich.

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Mountain.name: Clariden
Mountain.photo: Picswiss UR-26-12.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption: The Clariden above Klausen Pass
Mountain.elevation_m: 3267
Mountain.prominence_m: 413
Mountain.parent_peak: Schärhorn
Mountain.listing: Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Mountain.map: Switzerland#Canton of Glarus#Canton of Uri
Mountain.map_caption: Location in Switzerland##Location in the canton of Glarus##Location in the canton of Uri
Mountain.subdivision2_type: Cantons
Mountain.country: Switzerland
Mountain.parent: Glarus Alps
Mountain.topo_map: Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

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Elevation: 3267
Image: Picswiss UR-26-04.jpg

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Commons category: Clariden
topographic prominence: 413

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The mountain lies in the municipalities of Silenen and Spiringen, in the canton of Uri, and Glarus Süd, in the canton of Glarus. The nearest settlements are the villages of Unterschächen to the north-west, and Linthal to the north-east, which lie at each end of the Klausen Pass.