Tschingelhörner
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The Tschingelhörner (also spelled Tschingelhoren) are a chain of mountain peaks in the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Glarus and Grisons (). They are composed of several summits on a long ridge, of which the highest is named Grosses Tschingelhorn (). The mountain is located between Elm (Glarus) and Flims (Grisons), west of the Segnas Pass (). thumb|left|upright|Sun shining through Martin's hole (), as seen from Elm East of the main summit is the Martinsloch (), a triangular breakthrough, or hole in diameter, through which the sun shines at particular times of t
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Tschingelhörner
- Mountain.other_name
- Grosses Tschingelhorn
- Mountain.photo
- Tsingelhörner.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- The Tschingelhörner (main summit on the right) with the Martinsloch visible on the right
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 2849
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 109
- Mountain.parent_peak
- Piz Grisch
- Mountain.map
- Switzerland#Canton of Glarus#Canton of Grisons
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in Switzerland##Location in the canton of Glarus##Location in the canton of Grisons
- Mountain.region_type
- Cantons
- Mountain.region
- Glarus / Grisons
- Mountain.country
- Switzerland
- Mountain.range
- Glarus Alps
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The Tschingelhörner (also spelled Tschingelhoren) are a chain of mountain peaks in the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Glarus and Grisons (). They are composed of several summits on a long ridge, of which the highest is named Grosses Tschingelhorn (). The mountain is located between Elm (Glarus) and Flims (Grisons), west of the Segnas Pass (). thumb|left|upright|Sun shining through Martin's hole (), as seen from Elm East of the main summit is the Martinsloch (), a triangular breakthrough, or hole in diameter, through which the sun shines at particular times of the year.
The mountain is part of the Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tschingelhörner” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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