Ricken
Ricken is a mountain saddle in Gommiswald, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen and has an elevation of 791 metres. Ricken is situated nearby to the locality St. Antoniusbüel, as well as near Allmeind.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirche Ricken and Oberricken Pass.
Oberricken Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Ulflulfl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
Ricken
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 791 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Gommiswald, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.26016° or 47° 15′ 37″ northLongitude
9.0399° or 9° 2′ 24″ eastElevation
791 metres (2,595 feet)Open location code
8FVF726Q+3XOpenStreetMap ID
node 12040719099OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
11075507
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Ricken” goes by many names.
- German: “Ricken”
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