Tschingelhörner

Tschingelhörner
Tschingelhörner
Grosses Tschingelhorn
	The Tschingelhörner (main summit on the right) with the Martinsloch visible on the right
Highest point
Elevation	2,849 m (9,347 ft)
Prominence	109 m (358 ft)
Parent peak	Piz Grisch
Coordinates	46°53′53.8″N 9°13′16.8″E / 46.898278°N 9.221333°E
Geography
	Tschingelhörner Location in Switzerland Tschingelhörner Location in the canton of Glarus Tschingelhörner Location in the canton of Grisons
Country	Switzerland
Cantons	Glarus / Grisons
Parent range	Glarus Alps

The Tschingelhörner (also spelled Tschingelhoren) are a chain of mountain peaks in the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Glarus and Grisons (Graubünden). They are composed of several summits on a 1 km (0.62 mi) long ridge, of which the highest is named Grosses Tschingelhorn (2,849 m [9,347 ft]). The mountain is located between Elm (Glarus) and Flims (Grisons), west of the Segnas Pass (2,627 m [8,619 ft]).

East of the main summit is the Martinsloch (lit. 'Martin's hole'), a triangular breakthrough, or hole 6 by 18 metres (20 by 59 ft) in diameter, through which the sun shines at particular times of the year.^[2]

The mountain is part of the Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[3]

References

^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located west of the summit at approximately 2,740 metres (8,990 ft).
^ "Martin's Hole - Sun-Window in a Rock". www.myswitzerland.com. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
^ "Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona".