Illsee, Pas de l‘

Illsee, Pas de l‘ is a pass in Leuk, Valais and has an elevation of 2,535 metres. Illsee, Pas de l‘ is situated nearby to the village Chandolin, as well as near the hamlet Soussillon.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Illhorn and Illsee.

Illhorn

Peak

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The Illhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Chandolin in the canton of Valais. With a height of 2,717 metres above sea level, it is the highest point of the Illgraben valley.

Illsee

Reservoir

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Illsee is a natural lake used as a reservoir above Sierre, in the Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.21 km2.

Rothorn

Scenic viewpoint

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Rothorn is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Illsee, Pas de l‘.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chandolin and Saint-Luc.

Chandolin is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2009 with neighboring Ayer, Grimentz, Saint Jean, Saint-Luc and Vissoie to form the municipality of Anniviers.

Saint-Luc

Village

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Saint-Luc is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2009 with neighboring Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint Jean and Vissoie to form the municipality of Anniviers. Saint-Luc is situated 4½ km south of Illsee, Pas de l‘.

Vissoie

Village

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Vissoie is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. The village became an independent municipality in 1905 when it split from the municipalities of Ayer and Grimentz. Vissoie is situated 5 km southwest of Illsee, Pas de l‘.

Illsee, Pas de l‘

Type: Pass with an elevation of 2,535 metres
Category: landform
Location: Leuk, Leuk District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.2578° or 46° 15′ 28″ north

Longitude

7.61768° or 7° 37′ 4″ east

Elevation

2,535 metres (8,317 feet)

Open location code

8FR97J59+43

GeoNames ID

11075248

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French: “Illsee, Pas de l’”

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