Klöntalersee
A natural lake in the Klöntal valley above Glarus, formed by a rockslide and walled in by steep mountains. Since 1908 it has also served as a reservoir, held by an earth dam that feeds a hydroelectric station near Netstal.
- Where
- Glarus, Glarus, Switzerland
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 47.0258, 8.9806
Get the Klöntalersee stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Klöntalersee. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Glarus volume with your photos and a note.
Near Klöntalersee
Walensee 19 km
One of the larger lakes of eastern Switzerland, two thirds in the canton of St. Gallen and one third in Glarus. Its northern shore is walled in by the sheer cliffs of the Churfirsten, which drop almost straight into the water.
Einsiedeln Abbey 21 km
A Catholic Benedictine monastery in the village of Einsiedeln, for centuries one of the great pilgrimage places of Europe. Its Baroque church holds the chapel of the Black Madonna, and the abbey also keeps a historic library.
Glarus Thrust 24 km
A great fault in the eastern Swiss Alps where older rock was pushed more than 100 kilometres north over younger layers. The line between them shows clearly as a stripe across the cliffs of the Tschingelhörner, part of the Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona World Heritage Site.
Tell's Chapel 30 km
A small chapel on a ledge at the foot of the Axenberg cliffs, on the shore of Lake Lucerne. It marks the spot where William Tell is said to have leapt from a boat to escape, and it faces the Rütli meadow across the Bay of Uri.
Rütli 30 km
A mountain meadow above Lake Lucerne where, in Swiss tradition, the oath founding the original Confederacy was sworn. It is treated as a national monument, and can only be reached by boat across the lake or on foot from Seelisberg.
Caumasee 33 km
A forest lake near Flims sitting on the deposits of the great Flims rockslide. It is fed from underground springs, which give its water a clear turquoise colour, and in summer it is a favourite place to swim.
Lake Zurich 34 km
A long, narrow lake stretching southeast from the city of Zurich toward the Alps. The Seedamm causeway at Rapperswil splits it in two, with the upper part known as the Obersee, and boats link the towns along both shores.
Ruinaulta 35 km
The Rhine Gorge, a canyon of pale cliffs cut by the Anterior Rhine between Ilanz and Reichenau. It was carved through the debris of the prehistoric Flims rockslide, which once blocked the river, and a railway and rafts follow the water through it.
Questions
Where is Klöntalersee?
Klöntalersee is in Glarus, Glarus, Switzerland. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Walensee (19 km), Einsiedeln Abbey (21 km), Glarus Thrust (24 km).
How do I get the Klöntalersee stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Klöntalersee and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Glarus volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Klöntalersee before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Glarus volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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