Flügespitz, Mountain summit in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Flügespitz is a 1701-meter mountain near Amden in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen, about 1.5 km northwest of Leistchamm (2101 m). It is partly forested and can be climbed by hikers on trails.
The sources document no settlement history for the Flügespitz itself; the mountain appears in records as a hiking destination above Amden in the St. Gallen canton. A 2005 NZZ article by Andreas Doepfner describes a planned and a carried-out hike on its edge near Heidiland, noting that cattle can disturb the mountain's reputation. Hikr.org collects tour reports and photos of the 1701 m summit.
The mountain lies above Amden in the St. Gallen canton, and its slopes are partly wooded. A 2005 NZZ article by Andreas Doepfner reported that cattle on the mountain were disturbing its reputation, describing a planned and an actually carried out hike on the edge of Heidiland. The peak is also known as the Flügenspitz.
The summit lies about 1.5 km northwest of the Leistchamm (2101 m) near Amden, and the mountain is partly wooded and well walkable for hikers. Average annual rainfall here is 1954 mm, so rain gear is worth packing.
The sources give the height as 1701 m, not 1703 m, and place the peak about 1.5 km northwest of the Leistchamm (2101 m) near Amden; the Chinese article gives 0.7 km. The mountain is partly wooded and described as easy for walkers to climb. A 2005 NZZ article reported that cattle were disturbing the mountain's reputation on a walk at the edge of Heidiland.
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