The Glärnisch is a mountain massif of the Schwyz Alps, overlooking the valley of the Linth in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. It consists of several summits, of which the highest, the Bächistock, is above sea level. Until 2013, the highest point was considered to be an unnamed point with a summit cross at (until 2013: 2,915 metres). The other main summits are the Vrenelisgärtli ( at ) and the Ruchen ().
The massif of the Glärnisch consists of two ridges of either side of the firn named Glärnischfirn, culminating at the Ruchen to the west, rising more than above the Klöntalersee, and at the Bächistock to the southwest. The Vrenelisgärtli is the closest peak to Schwanden. East of the Glärnisch is located the lower Vorder Glärnisch.
The Glärnisch is one of the higher mountains of the Alps visible from Zurich.
Glärnischfirn The (also known as the , the "Glarnisch Glacier") is about long and wide and located at between above sea level. The surrounding peaks are generally accessible to hikers and climbers only by traversing the length of the glacier itself. From the Vrenelisgärtli peak, the Lake Klontal may be seen directly, more than below.
In recent years, the glacier has lost a massive amount of its volume and its tongue has retreated sharply.http://www.kloental.com/Natur/Wasserspektakel/Glarnischfirn/446
See also List of mountains of the canton of Glarus List of most isolated mountains of Switzerland North-Eastern Swiss Alps
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Glärnisch (Vrenelisgärtli) on Summitpost Glärnisch on Hikr Glärnischfirn on Hikr