Churfirsten
Churfirsten (Electors) | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,306 m (7,566 ft) |
Coordinates | 47°9′7″N 9°17′53″E / 47.15194°N 9.29806°E |
Churfirsten is a mountain range in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. They form the natural boundary between the canton's Toggenburg and Sarganserland districts. They are the southernmost range of the
The name is a plural, indicating the peaks forming the historical boundary of the bishopric of Chur.
It has historically also been folk-etymologized as
The standard "seven peaks" of the Churfirsten are (from west to east):
- Selun (2205 m)
- Frümsel (2263 m)
- Brisi (2279 m)
- Zuestoll (2235 m)
- Schibenstoll (2234 m)
- Hinterrugg (2306 m)
- Chäserrugg (2262 m)
The count of exactly seven peaks is contrived; sometimes, Chäserrugg is not included and counted as part of Hinterrugg, because of its
The Churfirsten seven peaks listed above have remarkably uniform heights (within just above a 100 m difference); the ridge continues both to the east and the west with a number of further peaks between 2000 and 2200 m that are not usually included as Churfirsten:
- Peaks to the west of Selun: Wart (2068 m), Schären (or Schäären, 2184 m), Nägeliberg (2153 m), Glattchamm (2084 m), Leistchamm (2101 m).
- Peaks to the east of Chäserrugg: Tristenkolben (2159 m), Gamserrugg (2076 m).
References
- ^ Schweizerisches Idiotikon, s.v. "First" Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine. The word First (dialectal also Fürst; from Middle High German virst) has a primary meaning of "roof-beam; gable", but secondarly came to mean "summit, mountain-top".