Muot da Rubi, mountain summit in Grisons and Glarus, Switzerland
Muot da Rubi (Kistenstöckli) is a 2747 m table mountain in the Glarus Alps above the Vorderrhein valley, its flattened, box-like summit on the Glarus–Graubünden border. The normal route from Breil/Brigels is graded T4 and secured with chains just below the top; the ascent from Kistenpass is easier. The Bifertenhütte stands at its foot, and the mountain can be circled on scree terraces.
The sources record no climbing history for Muot da Rubi; the summit's documented past is cartographic and political. Its 2,747 m height places the peak on the boundary between the cantons of Glarus and Graubünden, and the Romansh name Muot da Rubi is recorded alongside the German Kistenstöckli. The mountain belongs to the Glarus Alps above the Vorderrhein valley.
The mountain name combines German and Romansh languages, reflecting the multilingual heritage of the Swiss Alpine communities in this border region.
The Bifertenhütte refuge at 2482 meters (8143 feet) sits along the main approach and serves as a base for climbers during the active season. From there the final push to the summit takes several hours over steep ground.
The Romansh name Muot da Rubi means "hill of the red" and sits beside the German name Kistenstöckli, "little box peak", both referring to the flattened, box-like summit. The summit lies exactly on the Glarus–Graubünden border, and the T4 normal route from Breil/Brigels is secured with chains just below the top.
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