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Also known as Dussi

The Düssi (or Piz Git) is a mountain in the Glarus Alps in central Switzerland, located on the border between the cantons of Uri and Graubünden. Its massif separates the valleys of Maderanertal (Uri) and Val Russein (Graubünden). The summit (3,256 metres) is also named Gross Düssi to distinguish it from a lower summit to the south named Chli Düssi (3,125 metres) .

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Mountain.name
Düssi
Mountain.highest
Gross Düssi
Mountain.photo
Maderanertal04.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption
The Düssi from the Maderanertal
Mountain.elevation_m
3256
Mountain.prominence_m
429
Mountain.parent_peak
Schärhorn
Mountain.map
Switzerland
Mountain.map_caption
Location in Switzerland
Mountain.subdivision2_type
Canton
Mountain.country
Switzerland
Mountain.parent
Glarus Alps
Mountain.listing
Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Mountain.topo_map
Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

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Elevation
3256
Image
Picswiss UR-38-52.jpg
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Commons category
Gross Düssi
topographic prominence
429
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The Düssi (or Piz Git) is a mountain in the Glarus Alps in central Switzerland, located on the border between the cantons of Uri and Graubünden. Its massif separates the valleys of Maderanertal (Uri) and Val Russein (Graubünden). The summit (3,256 metres) is also named Gross Düssi to distinguish it from a lower summit to the south named Chli Düssi (3,125 metres) .

The Düssi is surrounded by glaciers, the Ober Hüfifirn on its northern side. The largest on its south-eastern side (in Graubünden) is the Glatscher da Cavrein.

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