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| Piz Sardona | |
|---|---|
| Surenstock | |
 Piz Sardona from the Calfeisen valley (east side) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,056 m (10,026 ft) |
| Prominence | 113 m (371 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Piz Segnas |
| Coordinates | 46°55′22.2″N 9°15′5.4″E / 46.922833°N 9.251500°E |
| Geography | |
  Piz Sardona Location in Switzerland  Piz Sardona Location in the canton of Glarus  Piz Sardona Location in the canton of St. Gallen | |
| Location |
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Country | Switzerland |
| Parent range | Glarus Alps |
Piz Sardona (or Surenstock) is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, on the border between the cantons Glarus and St. Gallen. The 3,056 m (10,026 ft) high mountain overlooks the valleys of Sernf (Glarus) and Calfeisen (St. Gallen). Less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of the summit lies the tripoint (at 3,000 m [9,800 ft]) between the cantons of Glarus, St. Gallen and Grisons (Graubünden). The summit itself is the northernmost point above 3,000 metres in Switzerland.
The massif is covered by a few small glaciers, with the Sardonagletscher lying near the summit on the east side.
Piz Sardona is in the Glarus thrust area, a geologic UNESCO world heritage site, named "Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona".
The Foo Pass lies to the north of the Piz Sardona and has a hiking trail from Weisstannen in St. Gallen to Elm in Glarus, forming part of the Alpine Pass Route between Sargans to Montreux.
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