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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in St. Gallen

St. Gallen’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments in St. Gallen. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: October 31, 2025

Säntis Summit (2,502 m)

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At 2,502 meters, the Säntis is the highest mountain in the Alpstein Mountains. The Säntis lies on the border between the cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Aargau, and St. Gallen. The …

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Saxer Gap

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Please do not encourage others to camp there too. It is forbidden and nature suffers as a result. There is rubbish from campers everywhere and there are plenty of other …

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Tamina Gorge

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Tamina Gorge near Old Bad Pfäfers - 36.5°C, 8,000 liters per minute.
Source of our thermal water
The Tamina spring is not only the namesake of our thermal spa, but …

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Seerenbach Falls

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In front of the falls is a viewpoint. But it's worth walking up. The path to get there is a bit muddy and the steps are high, but at the …

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Hinterrugg

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The Hinterrugg (or Hinderrugg) is the highest peak (2306 m above sea level) of the Churfirsten group in the Appenzell Alps.

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Margelchopf Summit

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Grabs' local mountain. Great views and great paths up.

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Wildseeluggen

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Great lake with beautiful mountain scenery

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Schottensee

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If you start early and walk the tour the other way around, you will probably only find a few other hikers at the Schottensee, before the Wildsee is teeming with people.

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Schnebelhorn Summit

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The Schnebelhorn - at 1291m the highest mountain in the canton of Zurich - is worth the climb with views from the mountains to Lake Constance.

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Thur Waterfalls

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Just a few minutes from the post bus stop in Unterwasser, it's accessible on a flat path. A beautiful gorge awaits. Along the way, there's a barbecue area on the banks of the Säntisthur.

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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in St. Gallen

Säntis Summit (2,502 m)

Saxer Gap

Tamina Gorge

Seerenbach Falls

Hinterrugg

Margelchopf Summit

Wildseeluggen

Schottensee

Schnebelhorn Summit

Thur Waterfalls

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