Cavistrau

Cavistrau
Cavistrau
Brigelser Hörner
	The south side of the Cavistrau seen from Val Sumvitg
Highest point
Elevation	3,252 m (10,669 ft)
Prominence	448 m (1,470 ft)
Parent peak	Tödi
Geography
	Cavistrau Location in Switzerland
Location	Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range	Glarus Alps
Climbing
First ascent	19 July 1865 by Rudolf Elmer

The Cavistrau (or Brigelser Hörner) is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, overlooking Brigels in Graubünden. The mountain consists of several summits of which the highest is named Cavistrau Grond.

The Cavistrau is the highest mountain of the Glarus Alps lying entirely in Graubünden. The border with the canton of Glarus is located a few kilometres north, across Val Vrisal.

References

^ Swisstopo maps
^ John Ball, The Alpine Guide, Central Alps, 1866, London
^ H. Dübi, Die Brigselhörner, Jahrbuch des Schweizer Alpenclub, Volume 29, pp. 315-322

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[1] Swisstopo maps

[2] John Ball, The Alpine Guide, Central Alps, 1866, London

[3] H. Dübi, Die Brigselhörner, Jahrbuch des Schweizer Alpenclub, Volume 29, pp. 315-322

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