Cavistrau
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The Cavistrau is a mountain
in the Glarus Alps
, overlooking Brigels in Graubünden
. The mountain consists of several summits of which the highest is named Cavistrau Grond.
The Cavistrau is the highest mountain of the Glarus Alps lying entirely in Graubünden. The border with the canton of Glarus
is located a few kilometres north, across Val Vrisal.
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...
, overlooking Brigels in 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 mountain consists of several summits of which the highest is named Cavistrau Grond.
The Cavistrau is the highest mountain of the Glarus Alps lying entirely in Graubünden. The border with the canton 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...
is located a few kilometres north, across Val Vrisal.