Rawil Pass

The Rawil Pass is a high mountain pass across the western , connecting Lenk in the in and or Crans Montana in the canton of .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,426 metres
  • Description: mountain pass
  • Also known as: “Col du Rawyl” and “Rawyl pass”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mittaghorn and Rohrbachstein.

Peak
The is a mountain of the , overlooking the Rawil Pass on the border between the cantons of and . It is located east of the .

Peak
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain of the , located on the border between the Swiss cantons of and . It lies between the Rawil Pass and the .

Mountain hut
Photo: Woudloper, Public domain.
is a mountain hut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montana and Crans Montana.

Village
Photo: Cruccone, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of , . It was one of the six municipalities that form the ski resort . is situated 8 km south of Rawil Pass.

Photo: Pvt pauline, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in , . Although everyone knows the name , the area is actually made up of three communes - Crans, Montana and Aminona.

Village
is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of in . On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of , , and merged to form the new municipality of . is situated 9 km southeast of Rawil Pass.

Rawil Pass

Latitude
46.38333° or 46° 23′ north
Longitude
7.44232° or 7° 26′ 32″ east
Elevation
2,426 metres (7,959 feet)
Open location code
8FR99CMR+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 434660694
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
2659093
Wiki­data ID
Q869946
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Satellite Map

Discover Rawil Pass from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Rawil Pass” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Rawilpass”
  • Dutch: “Rawilpas”
  • Finnish: “Rawilin sola”
  • Finnish: “Rawilpass”
  • French: “col du Rawil”
  • French: “Col du Rawil”
  • French: “col du Rawyl”
  • German: “Rawilpass”
  • Swedish: “Rawilpass”

Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Blattihubel and Col de la Plaine Morte.

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