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Selun

Selun
Selun Westseite.jpg
Selun peak in the background, with Vorderselun (Vorder Selunalp) in the foreground
Highest point
Elevation 2,205 m (7,234 ft)
Prominence 158 m (518 ft) 
Parent peak Frümsel
Coordinates 47°9′10″N 9°15′20″E / 47.15278°N 9.25556°E / 47.15278; 9.25556Coordinates: 47°9′10″N 9°15′20″E / 47.15278°N 9.25556°E / 47.15278; 9.25556
Geography
Selun is located in Switzerland
Selun
Selun
Location in Switzerland
Location St. Gallen, Switzerland
Parent range Churfirsten, Appenzell Alps

The Selun is one of the peaks of the Churfirsten range, located in the Appenzell Alps. It lies between the valley of Toggenburg and Lake Walenstadt in the canton of St. Gallen. The summit is easily accessible by a trail on the northern side.

The peak is named for the extended alpine pasture Selunalp to the peak's north-west, situated above c. 1700 m. The name's etymology is uncertain, possibly from a *sellonem (Latin ) "saddle". Named for Selunalp is Johannes Seluner (c. 1828–1898) who was found in 1844 as a feral child living in Wildenmannlisloch cave.


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