Gurnigel Pass
Gurnigel Pass is a high mountain pass in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It connects Riggisberg and Zollhaus. The culminating point of the road lies on the eastern flank of the Selibüel. The pass is the venue for an annual cross-country skiing race.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Selibüel and Gantrisch.
Selibüel
Peak
The Selibüel is a mountain of the Bernese Alpine foothills, located in the municipality of Rüschegg in the canton of Bern. It is the culminating point of the wooded range that lies north of the Gurnigel Pass, between the valleys of the Sense and the Aare.
Gantrisch
Peak
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The Gantrisch is a mountain in the north-western Bernese Alps, located between the Simmental and the Aar valley in the canton of Bern. The mountain lies near Gurnigel Pass, from where it is usually climbed. A trail leads to the summit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schwarzenbühl Pass and Rüti bei Riggisberg.
Schwarzenbühl Pass
Locality
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Schwarzenbühl Pass is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It connects Riffenmatt in the municipality of Guggisberg, south of Bern and Gurnigel Pass.
Rüti bei Riggisberg
Village
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Rüti bei Riggisberg is a former municipality in the district of Seftigen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On January 1, 2009, the Rüti bei Riggisberg became part of the municipality of Riggisberg.
Blumenstein
Village
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Blumenstein is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun, in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Gurnigel Pass
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,579 metres
- Description: mountain in canton of Bern, Switzerland
- Categories: mountain, mountain pass, and landform
- Location: Rüeggisberg, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.73204° or 46° 43′ 55″ northLongitude
7.44788° or 7° 26′ 52″ eastElevation
1,579 metres (5,180 feet)Open location code
8FR9PCJX+R5OpenStreetMap ID
node 2108923833OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gurnigel Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gurnigel Pass”
- Dutch: “Gurnigel”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جورنيجيل پاس”
- Esperanto: “Gurnigel”
- Esperanto: “Gurnigelpasejo”
- French: “col du Gurnigel”
- French: “Col du Gurnigel”
- French: “Gurnigelpass”
- French: “Selibüel”
- French: “Zigerhubel”
- German: “Gurnigel”
- German: “Gurnigelpass”
- German: “Selibüel”
- German: “Zigerhubel”
- Ladin: “Gurnigel Pass”
- Swedish: “Gurnigel Pass”
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