Chli Windgällen, Mountain summit in Uri, Switzerland

Chli Windgällen is a 2,986-metre summit of the Glarus Alps in the canton of Uri, standing west of the Gross Windgällen on the range north of the Maderanertal. Its prominence above the connecting saddle is 265 metres, and it rises over the Reuss valley.

Chli Windgällen is the lower summit of the Gross Windgällen massif, which the Arabic source gives as its parent peak, with a topographic prominence of 265 metres. The sources record no ascent date, first climber or Alpine Club episode for this peak; its documented history is one of survey and mapping, as the 2,986-metre figure and its position above the Reuss valley in Uri were fixed by cartographers of the Glarus Alps.

Chli Windgällen is the lower companion summit of the Gross Windgällen, which it faces across a short ridge; the Arabic Wikipedia entry treats it as part of the Gross Windgällen massif. Its 265 m prominence over that saddle is what separates it in Swiss climbing lists from the higher neighbour. The name uses the Uri German diminutive Chli, "small", the counterpart of Gross, "great".

Climbers can use mountain huts such as Sunniggrathütte and Hüfihütte at different elevations as base points for their ascents. Planning your approach and choosing which hut to use depends on your chosen route and physical capabilities.

The Arabic Wikipedia entry gives Chli Windgällen a topographic prominence of 265 metres, a figure absent from the English article. The summit is the western neighbour of the higher Gross Windgällen, on the range north of the Maderanertal, and its 2,986-metre height is measured above the Reuss valley in Uri.