Zwischbergen Pass
The Zwischbergen Pass is a high mountain pass across the eastern Pennine Alps, connecting Saas Almagell and Zwischbergen in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The pass lies between the Weissmies on the north and Portjengrat on the South.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Weissmies and Portjengrat.
Weissmies
Peak
Photo: Schmid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Weissmies 4,013 m is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland near the village of Saas-Fee. It is the easternmost four-thousander of its range.
Portjengrat
Peak
Photo: Oxensepp, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
The Portjengrat is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies south of the Weissmies and the Zwischbergen Pass, where the international border diverges away from the main Alpine watershed.
Tällihorn
Peak
Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.
The Tällihorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located east of the Weissmies in the canton of Valais. It lies in the Val Divedro, south of the main Alpine watershed.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saas-Almagell and Plattjen.
Saas-Almagell
Village
Saas-Almagell is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Saas-Grund
Village
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Saas-Grund is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies east of Lenzspitze and Dom.
Zwischbergen Pass
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 3,242 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Zwischbergen, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.1148° or 46° 6′ 53″ northLongitude
8.02019° or 8° 1′ 13″ eastElevation
3,242 metres (10,636 feet)Open location code
8FRC427C+W3OpenStreetMap ID
node 479094155OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Zwischbergen Pass” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Zwischbergen Pass”
- French: “Zwischbergenpass”
- German: “Zwischbergenpass”
- Italian: “passo dello Zwischbergen”
- Italian: “Passo dello Zwischbergen”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Zwischbergenpass S and P3597.
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