The Clariden is a mountain in the Glarus Alps , located at an elevation of 3,267 m (10,719 ft) between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Glarus. While on the north the Clariden overlooks the 1,948 m (6,391 ft) high Klausen Pass , the south side is covered by large glaciers. The Hüfifirn on the west is drained by the Chärstelenbach , a tributary of the Reuss that eventually flows into Lake Lucerne . The Claridenfirn on the east is drained by the Linth that eventually flows into Lake Zürich.

The mountain lies in the municipalities of Silenen and Spiringen , in the canton of Schwyz, and Glarus Süd , in the Canton of Glarus . The nearest settlements are the villages of Unterschächen to the north-west, and Linthal to the north-east, which lie at each end of the Klausen Pass.