Joch Pass
The Joch Pass is a mountain pass of the Uri Alps, located between the Bernese Oberland and Central Switzerland, at the foot of the Titlis. The pass crosses the col between the peaks of Graustock and Jochstock, at an elevation of 2,207 m and at the border between the cantons of Bern and Nidwalden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Pass with an elevation of 2,208 metres
- Description: mountain pass in Switzerland, connecting Innertkirchen in the canton of Bern with Engelberg in the canton of Obwalden
- Also known as: “Jochpass”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jochstock and Graustock.
Jochstock
Peak
Photo: BraunW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jochstock is a summit of the Urner Alps, located near Engelberg in Central Switzerland. The summit is one of the two tripoints between the cantons of Bern, Nidwalden and Obwalden. A platter lift runs from the Joch Pass to near the summit of the Jochstock.
Graustock
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Graustock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located south of Engelberg in Central Switzerland. The summit is one of the two tripoints between the cantons of Bern, Nidwalden and Obwalden. On the north side of the mountain lies the Trüebsee.
Reissend Nollen
Peak
Photo: BraunW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Reissend Nollen is a mountain peak of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Obwalden and Bern. It lies on the range west of the Titlis, between Engelberg and Gadmen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Engelberg and Melchsee-Frutt.
Engelberg
Photo: Badener, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Engelberg is a village resort in Central Switzerland. It has been popular with visitors as a major mountain resort in Central Switzerland. Engelberg is visited today as much for skiing for its Alpine character.
Melchsee-Frutt
Village
Photo: Cooper, Public domain.
Melchsee-Frutt is a mountain resort village in Switzerland. It is located near the lake Melchsee, in the municipality of Kerns, canton Obwalden. Melchsee-Frutt is situated 9 km west of Joch Pass.
Joch Pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Innertkirchen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Joch Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Jochpass”
- Finnish: “Joch-sola”
- Finnish: “Jochin sola”
- Finnish: “Jochinsola”
- German: “Jochpass”
- Italian: “Jochpass”
- Korean: “요흐 고개”
- Swedish: “Jochpass”
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Highlights include Jochseeli and Rot Nollen.
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Joch Pass”. Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 3.0.