Grimsel Pass
The Grimsel Pass is a mountain pass in Switzerland, crossing the Bernese Alps at an elevation of 2,164 metres. The pass connects the Haslital, the upper valley of the river Aare, with the upper valley of the Rhône.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Pass with an elevation of 2,163 metres
- Description: mountain pass across the Bernese Alps in Switzerland, between the Rhone valley and the Haslital
- Also known as: “Grimsel Passhöhe”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sidelhorn and Gletsch railway station.
Sidelhorn
Peak
Photo: H.sch.57, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sidelhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located west of the Grimsel Pass. It lies at the eastern end of the mountain chain between the Unteraar Glacier and the Rhone valley, named Aargrat.
Gletsch railway station
Railway station
Gletsch railway station is a 1,000 mm metre gauge metre gauge railway station serving the village of Gletsch, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gletsch and Oberwald.
Gletsch
Hamlet
Photo: Alorin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gletsch is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of Valais, located in the upper Rhone valley, called Obergoms, 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the Rhône.
Oberwald
Village
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Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007. Oberwald is situated 3½ km south of Grimsel Pass.
Obergesteln
Village
Obergesteln is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Obergesteln was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Ulrichen to form the municipality Obergoms. Obergesteln is situated 5 km south of Grimsel Pass.
Grimsel Pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Grimsel Pass” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Գրիմզելի անցում”
- Bulgarian: “Гримселпас”
- Catalan: “Pas de Grimsel”
- Cebuano: “Grimselpass”
- Chinese: “格里姆塞山口”
- Chinese: “格里姆瑟尔山口”
- Czech: “Grimselpass”
- Danish: “Grimselpasset”
- Dutch: “Grimselpas”
- Esperanto: “Grimsel-Pasejo”
- Esperanto: “Grimsel”
- Esperanto: “Grimselo”
- Esperanto: “Grimselopasejo”
- Esperanto: “Grimselpasejo”
- Esperanto: “Grimselpass”
- Estonian: “Grimseli kuru”
- Finnish: “Grimselin sola”
- Finnish: “Grimselinsola”
- Finnish: “Grimselpass”
- Finnish: “Grimselsola”
- French: “col du Grimsel”
- French: “Col du Grimsel”
- French: “Grimsel”
- French: “Grimselpass”
- Georgian: “გრიმზელის უღელტეხილი”
- German: “Grimsel”
- German: “Grimselpass”
- Hebrew: “מעבר גרימזל”
- Italian: “Grimselpass”
- Italian: “Passo del Grimsel”
- Japanese: “グリムゼル峠”
- Korean: “그림젤 고개”
- Korean: “그림젤 빙하”
- Latin: “Grimsula Mons”
- Macedonian: “Гримзел”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Grimselpasset”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grimselpasset”
- Norwegian: “Grimselpasset”
- Polish: “Grimselpass”
- Portuguese: “Colo de Grimsel”
- Portuguese: “Colo do Grimsel”
- Portuguese: “Grimselpass”
- Portuguese: “Passo de Grimsel”
- Romanian: “Pasul Grimsel”
- Romanian: “Regiunea Grimsel”
- Russian: “Гримзель”
- Spanish: “Paso de Grimsel”
- Spanish: “Puerto de Grimsel”
- Swedish: “Grimselpasset”
- Thai: “ช่องเขากริมเซิล”
- Turkish: “Grimsel Geçidi”
- Ukrainian: “Грімзель”
- Vietnamese: “Đèo Grimsel”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Räterichsboden and Unterwassern.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Totesee and Murmeltierpark Grimselpass.
Valais: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Sion, Zermatt, Martigny, and Brig.
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