Glarus thrust
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The Glarus thrust is a major thrust fault in the Alps of eastern Switzerland. Along the thrust the Helvetic nappes were thrust more than 100 km to the north over the external Aarmassif and Infrahelvet
The Tschingelhörner on the border of Swiss cantons Glarus and Graubünden. The Glarus thrust can be seen as a horizontal line in the cliffs.
Martinsloch (lit. 'Martin's hole'), a triangular breakthrough, or hole 6 by 18 metres (20 by 59 ft) in diameter, located East of the main summit, through which the sun shines at particular times of the year.
Drawing of the Glarus thrust in the Tschingelhörner by Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth, 1812.
Glarus thrust fault at Piz Segnes
Piz Sardona
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Piz Sardona is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, on the border between the cantons Glarus and St. Gallen. The 3,056 m high mountain overlooks the valleys of Sernf and Calfeisen. Less than 1 kilometre sou
Glarus thrust
…mountainous landscape in 19 communities between the Surselva, Linthtal and Walensee. In the arena are a number of peaks higher than 3000 meters, such as Surenstock (its Romansh name is Piz Sardona, from which the name comes), Ringelspitz and Pizol. In 2006, the Swiss government made a first proposal to declare the…
Piz Sardona from the Calfeisen valley (east side)