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 Tödi and Biferten Glacier (left) |
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  Tödi
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| Elevation | 3,614 metres (11,857 feet) |
| Location | Glarus, Switzerland |
| Range | Glarus Alps |
| Prominence | 1570 m |
| Coordinates | 46°48′40″N 8°54′53″E / 46.81111°N 8.91472°ECoordinates: 46°48′40″N 8°54′53″E / 46.81111°N 8.91472°E |
| Listing | Canton high point Ultra |
Tödi (3,614 metres), or Piz Russein, is the highest mountain in the Glarus Alps and the highest summit in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland. It is located on the border between the cantons of Graubünden (south) and Glarus (north). Although not the culminating point of Graubünden, it is its highest peak outside the Bernina range.
Geography
Tödi lies in the west part of the Glarus Alps, between Linthal on the north and Disentis on the south. The summit of the massif is mostly covered by snow on its north side, and the 4-km-long Biferten Glacier, visible from Linthal, lies on its east side. The much larger Hufi Glacier lies a few kilometres west of Tödi in the Clariden area. The 1,570-metre prominence is particularly visible from the Glarus side, where the difference of altitude between the summit and the Linth River valley is almost 3 km. The difference is smaller on the south side as the Rhine valley is above 1,000 metres.
Climbing and skiing
Europe contains some of the world's largest vertical relief available to mountaineers, including lines that exceed the scale of Himalayan routes. According to Reudi Beglinger, mountain guide and founder of Selkirk Mountain Experience, ski-mountaineering options on the Tödi include what is "generally considered one of the most technically difficult lines in the Alps, almost a 10,000-foot descent".
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