Oberricken Pass
Oberricken Pass is a mountain pass in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It connects the lower Ricken Pass with the villages Walde and Rüeterswil, in the municipality St. Gallenkappel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ulflulfl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tweralpspitz and Kirche Ricken.
Tweralpspitz
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Caumasee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tweralpspitz is a mountain in the Appenzell Alps, located near Wattwil in the canton of St. Gallen. With an elevation of 1,332 metres, it is the highest point of the chain situated north of Ricken Pass.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Walde and Rüeterswil.
Ernetschwil
Village
Photo: Musigtiger, Copyrighted free use.
Ernetschwil is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Rieden and Ernetschwil merged into the municipality of Gommiswald.
Oberricken Pass
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 906 metres
- Description: Swiss mountain pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Eschenbach, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.27324° or 47° 16′ 24″ northLongitude
9.02762° or 9° 1′ 39″ eastElevation
906 metres (2,972 feet)Open location code
8FVF72FH+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 1827330485OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
“Oberricken Pass” goes by many names.
- German: “Oberricken”
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