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Falknis

Coordinates: 47°03′01.9″N 9°33′52.3″E / 47.050528°N 9.564528°E / 47.050528; 9.564528
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Falknis
photographed from Sargans in Switzerland
Highest point
Elevation2,562 m (8,406 ft)
Prominence60 m (200 ft)[1]
Parent peakGrauspitz
Coordinates47°03′01.9″N 9°33′52.3″E / 47.050528°N 9.564528°E / 47.050528; 9.564528
Geography
Falknis is located in Alps
Falknis
Falknis
Location in the Alps
LocationGraubünden, Switzerland
Triesen, Liechtenstein
Parent rangeRätikon

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.

The nearest locality is Balzers.

In literature

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Approximation. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located west of the Vorder Grauspitz.
  2. ^ "Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre". Project Gutenberg. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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