Riseten Pass
The Riseten Pass is a mountain pass of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Glarus, at an elevation of 2,189 m.Photo: Oliylkaeng, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,187 metres
- Description: mountain pass between Canton of Glarus and Canton of St. Gallen
- Also known as: “Reiseten Pass” and “Risetenpass”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Foostock and Wissgandstöckli.
Foostock
Peak
Photo: Plattens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Foostock, also known as the Ruchen, is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Glarus and St. Gallen. It lies north of Piz Sardona, on the range that separates the Sernf Valley from the Weisstannen Valley.
Wissgandstöckli
Peak
The Wissgandstöckli is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Glarus and St. Gallen. It lies approximately halfway between Matt and Weisstannen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Matt and Engi.
Matt
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.
Matt is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Matt lies in the valley of the Sernf river, and consists of the village of Matt itself, and the mountain hamlet of Weissenberge.
Engi
Village
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Engi is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. The village lies in the valley of the Sernf river, and consists of the three adjacent village parts of Engi-Vorderdorf, Engi-Dörfli and Engi-Hinterdorf.
Weisstannen
Village
Weisstannen is a village located in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It lies in the municipality of Mels, south-west of Sargans. Weisstannen is located at 1,004 metres above sea level on the Seez river in the Weisstannen valley. Weisstannen is situated 8 km east of Riseten Pass.
Riseten Pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Mels, Sarganserland, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.97803° or 46° 58′ 41″ northLongitude
9.24646° or 9° 14′ 47″ eastElevation
2,187 metres (7,175 feet)Open location code
8FRFX6HW+6HOpenStreetMap ID
node 8151661014OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Riseten Pass” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Рисетенпас”
- Cebuano: “Risetenpass”
- German: “Rieseten Pass”
- German: “Risetenpass”
- Swedish: “Risetenpass”
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