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The Bifertenstock, or ), is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located at an elevation of on the border between the cantons of Glarus (north) and Grisons (, south); its peak, however, is located about south of the border. It overlooks four valleys: the valley of the Biferten Glacier to the north-west, the Griess Glacier to the north-east, the to the south, which leads down to Trun, and the on the south-east. Glaciers cover both sides of the mountain, but are smaller on the southern side.

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Mountain.name
Bifertenstock
Mountain.photo
Bifertenstock3.jpg
Mountain.photo_size
285
Mountain.elevation_m
3419
Mountain.prominence_m
385
Mountain.listing
Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Mountain.parent_peak
Tödi
Mountain.map
Switzerland#Canton of Glarus#Canton of Grisons
Mountain.map_caption
Location in Switzerland##Location in the canton of Glarus##Location in the canton of Grisons
Mountain.subdivision2_type
Cantons
Mountain.country
Switzerland
Mountain.parent
Glarus Alps
Mountain.topo_map
Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

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Elevation
3421
Image
Bifertenstock3.jpg
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Bifertenstock
topographic prominence
385
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Bifertenstock
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The Bifertenstock, or ), is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located at an elevation of on the border between the cantons of Glarus (north) and Grisons (, south); its peak, however, is located about south of the border. It overlooks four valleys: the valley of the Biferten Glacier to the north-west, the Griess Glacier to the north-east, the to the south, which leads down to Trun, and the on the south-east. Glaciers cover both sides of the mountain, but are smaller on the southern side.

The mountain lies in the municipalities of Trun and Breil/Brigels, in the canton of Grisons, and Glarus Süd, in the canton of Glarus. The nearest settlements are the villages of Trun, to the south, and Linthal, to the north.

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