The Vorab is a mountain

Mountain

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 in the Glarus Alps

Glarus Alps

The Glarus Alps are a mountain range in central Switzerland. They extend from the Oberalp Pass to the Klausen Pass, and are bordered by the Urner Alps to the west, the Lepontine Alps to the south and the Appenzell Alps to the northeast...

, located on the border between the cantons of Glarus

Canton of Glarus

The Canton of Glarus is a canton in east central Switzerland. The capital is Glarus.The population speaks a variety of Alemannic German.The majority of the population identifies as Christian, about evenly split between the Protestant and Catholic confessions.-History:According to legend, the...

 and Graubünden

Graubünden

Graubünden or Grisons is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. The canton shares borders with the cantons of Ticino, Uri, Glarus and St. Gallen and international borders with Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein...

. The summit (3,028 metres) is also named Bündner Vorab to distinguish it from a lower summit (3,018 metres) named Glarner Vorab. A glacier runs down its eastern face where the valley continues a moderate inclination down towards Flims

Flims

Flims is a municipality in the district of Imboden in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The town of Flims is dominated by the Flimserstein which you can see from almost anywhere in the area....

, where it can be seen for example from Caumasee

Caumasee

Caumasee is a lake near Flims, in the Grisons, Switzerland. It is one of the lakes on the Flims Rockslide deposits. The lake is fed from underground sources...

. It cannot be seen from the adjacend municipalities on the south though. The northwestern face however consists of a sheer drop towards Elm.

Terretorial it divides on the municipal areas of Laax

Laax

Laax is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.-Geography:Laax has an area, , of . Of this area, 35.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.6% is forested...

 on its eastern face, a narrow southern stripe within Siat

Siat

Siat is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.-Geography:Siat has an area, , of . Of this area, 51.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.6% is forested...

 and Elm

Elm, Switzerland

-Culture:In 1981, the Wakker Prize was awarded to Elm for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage....

 on its northwestern face. The secondary peaks that belong to the massive include also the municipalities of Ruschein

Ruschein

Ruschein is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Its official language is the Sursilvan dialect of Romansh.-Geography:...

 and Panix

Panix

Panix may refer to:*Panix , an internet service provider* Any of several places in the Grisons, Switzerland** Pigniu, a village whose German name is Panix** Panix Pass, a Swiss Alpine pass** Lag da Pigniu, a reservoir...

.

Since 1979 there is a terminal station of a platter lift

Platter lift

A platter lift , platter pull or button lift is a surface lift, a mechanized system for pulling skiers and snowboarders uphill, along the surface of the slope. In Europe they are also known as Poma lifts...

 near the Glarner Vorab. This comes up from the terminal station of a gondola lift

Gondola lift

A gondola lift is a type of aerial lift, normally called a cable car, which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel cable that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers. The cable is driven by a bullwheel in a terminal,...

ending at the edge of the glacier, all of these installations belonging to the skiing resort of Flims-Laax-Falera which uses the name of Laax only for winter marketing.