Valais
Sion District
Savièse

Sanetsch Pass

Sanetsch Pass is a high mountain pass in across the western , connecting Gsteig in the and in the canton of .
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Wikipedia
Photo: Terra3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,242 metres
  • Description: mountain pass between the cantons of Bern and Valais in the municipality of Savièse, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “col du Sénin”, “pass du Sénin”, and “Sanetsch pass”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sanetschhore and Arpelistock.

Peak
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The or Mont Brun in French is a mountain of the massif in the , overlooking the Sanetsch Pass in . It is located between the cantons of Valais and northeast of the main summit of the Diablerets.

Peak
Photo: Fourniey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain of the , located on the border between the Swiss cantons of and . It belongs to the massif of the and lies approximately halfway between the Sanetsch Pass and the summit of the Wildhorn.

Reservoir
Photo: Ludo29, CC BY 2.5.
is a below Sanetsch Pass in , . Its surface area is 29 ha. The Sanetsch dam was built in 1965. The gravity dam has a height of 42 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gsteig bei Gstaad and Derborence.

Village
Photo: chrn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a municipality in the in the canton of Bern in . Gsteig was formerly known by the French name of Châtelet.

Hamlet
Photo: Clare66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet in the municipality of , in the canton of , in . It is located at 1,450 metres in an isolated valley on the south side of the and is not permanently inhabited. is situated 8 km southwest of Sanetsch Pass.

Village
Photo: Jo in Riederalp, Public domain.
Sion is the capital of the canton of in . With a population of 35,000, it is the biggest city in the canton and a regional centre. The cantonal administration as well as many of the higher schools are located here. is situated 9 km southeast of Sanetsch Pass.

Sanetsch Pass

Latitude
46.33158° or 46° 19′ 54″ north
Longitude
7.28623° or 7° 17′ 10″ east
Elevation
2,242 metres (7,356 feet)
Operator
PAG
Open location code
8FR987JP+JF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 485239200
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
2658835
Wiki­data ID
Q674292
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sanetsch Pass” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Col du Sanetsch”
  • Dutch: “Sanetschpas”
  • Finnish: “Col du Sanetsch”
  • Finnish: “Sanetschin sola”
  • Finnish: “Sanetschpass”
  • French: “Col de Sénin”
  • French: “Col du Sanetsch”
  • French: “col du Sénin”
  • French: “Sanetsch”
  • German: “Col du Sénin”
  • German: “Sanetsch”
  • German: “Sanetschpass”
  • German: “Sénin”
  • Italian: “Col de Senin”
  • Italian: “Col du Sanetsch”
  • Italian: “Colle del Sanetsch”
  • Italian: “Passo Sanetsch”
  • Italian: “Sanetsch Pass”
  • Italian: “Sanetsch”
  • Polish: “Col du Sanetsch”
  • Portuguese: “Passo de Sanetsch”
  • Swedish: “Col du Sanetsch”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Genièvre and Tsaréin.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Les Fours and Hotel Col de Sénin.

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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 “Sanetsch Pass”. Photo: Terra3, CC BY-SA 3.0.