Falknis
Mountain in Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mountain in Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Falknis is a mountain in the Rätikon range of the Alps, located on the border between Liechtenstein and Switzerland. It is 8406 ft. (2562 m) at its highest peak.
Falknis | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,562 m (8,406 ft) |
Prominence | 60 m (200 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Grauspitz |
Coordinates | 47°03′01.9″N 9°33′52.3″E |
Geography | |
Location | Graubünden, Switzerland Triesen, Liechtenstein |
Parent range | Rätikon |
The nearest locality is Balzers.
The Falknis is one of two mountains named in Johanna Spyri's 1881 novel Heidi. The title character describes them to her grandfather after having seen them both from the meadow where the goats are taken daily to graze, and he tells her their names. The other mountain is the Schesaplana, some 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) away to the east.[2]
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