Schwägalp Pass
Schwägalp Pass is a high mountain pass in the Appenzell Alps between the cantons of St. Gallen and Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. The pass is named after the Schwägalp peak on the north face of Säntis. The pass road has a maximum grade of 12 percent.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,296 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Also known as: “Schwaegalp Passhoehe”, “Schwagalp Pass”, and “Schwägalp Passhöhe”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grenzchopf and Silberplatten.
Grenzchopf
Peak
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The Grenzchopf is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps, overlooking the Schwägalp Pass on the border between the Swiss cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and St. Gallen.
Silberplatten
Peak
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The Silberplatten is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps, overlooking the Schwägalp Pass in the canton of St. Gallen. Its 2,158-metre-high summit is located southwest of the Grenzchopf, which marks the border with the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meglisalp communal alp, Maria zum Schnee chapel, alpine buildings and inn and Unterwasser.
Meglisalp communal alp, Maria zum Schnee chapel, alpine buildings and inn
Hamlet
Meglisalp communal alp, Maria zum Schnee chapel, alpine buildings and inn is a hamlet.
Unterwasser
Village
Unterwasser is a village in the Toggenburg region of the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, situated at the confluence of the two streams forming the upper Thur.
Wildhaus
Village
Wildhaus is a village and former municipality in the Toggenburg region of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, since 2010 by merger with Alt St. Johann part of the municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann.
Schwägalp Pass
- Categories: mountain pass, mountain pasture, and landform
- Location: Nesslau, Toggenburg, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.25355° or 47° 15′ 13″ northLongitude
9.30371° or 9° 18′ 13″ eastElevation
1,296 metres (4,252 feet)Open location code
8FVF7833+CFOpenStreetMap ID
node 3098387428OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swiss German—“Schwägalp Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Schwägalp”
- Dutch: “Schwägalp Pass”
- German: “Schwägalp”
- German: “Schwägalppass”
- Italian: “Schwägalp”
- Swedish: “Schwägalp”
- Swiss German: “Schwägalp”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Huskytouren and Bruder Klaus Kapelle Schwägalp.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Schwägalp Pass”. Photo: Breeze, CC BY-SA 3.0.