Swiss Alps
The
Swiss Alps
are the central portion of the
Alps
mountain range that lies within
Switzerland
.
Main article is at
Alps
.
The chief peaks and mountain
passes
in the
Swiss Alps
:
Regions
Bernese Oberland
with chief peaks and moutain passes from
Lake Geneva
to the
Furka
, the
Reuss
Valley and
Lake Lucerne
;
Lepontine Alps
from the
Simplon
to the
Splgen
and south of the
Furka
and
Oberalp
Passes; from the
St Gotthard Pass
to the Splugen, is sometimes named the Adula Alps;
Tdi Range
from the
Oberalp Pass
to the
Klausen Pass
;
Bernina Alps
from the
Maloja
to the Reschen Scheideck and the Stelvio, south and east of the
Val Bregaglia
and of the
Engadine
and north of the
Valtellina
;
Albula Range
from the
Splgen Pass
to the
Flela Pass
, north and west of the
Val Bregaglia
and of the
Engadine
;
Silvretta
and
Rtikon
Ranges
from the
Flela Pass
to the Reschen Scheideck and the
Arlberg Pass
;
Pennine Alps
from the
Little St Bernard
to the
Simplon Pass
.
North-Eastern Swiss Alps
north of the
Klausen Pass
.
Samnaun Alps
Sesvenner Alps
Oberhalbstein Alps
North-Eastern Swiss Alps
Peaks
The chief peaks of the Swiss (Pre-)
Alps
, north of the Klausen Pass, are:
Name
Elevation
Glrnisch
(highest)
2920 meters
9580 feet
Bs Fulen
(Bser Faulen)
2804 meters
9200 feet
Sntis
2504 meters
8216 feet
Altmann
2438 meters
7999 feet
Faulfirst
2416 meters
7925 feet
Alvier
2363 meters
7753 feet
Churfirsten
(highest)
2309 meters
7576 feet
Speer
1954 meters
6411 feet
Grosser
Mythen
1902 meters
6240 feet
Rigikulm
1800 meters
5906 feet
Hoher Kasten
1798 meters
5899 feet
Rossberg
1583 meters
5194 feet
Zugerberg
Hochwacht
992 meters
3255 feet
Albis
Hochwacht
880 meters
2887 feet
Uetliberg
873 meters
2864 feet
Passes
The chief
passes
of the Swiss Alps, north of the
Klausen Pass
, are:
Note: road status
as of 1911
.
Mountain pass
location
type (as of
1911
)
elevation
Ruosalperkulm
Schchen Valley
to the
Muota
Valley
foot path
2172 meters
7126 feet
Karren Alp Pass
Muota
Valley to
Linthal
foot path
2096 meters
6877 feet
Kinzigkulm Pass
Schchen
Valley to the
Muota
Valley
foot path
2076 meters
6811 feet
Saasberg Pass
Einsiedeln
to
Glarus
foot path
1898 meters
6227 feet
Kamor Pass
Appenzell
to
Rthi
bridle path
1680 meters
5512 feet
Saxerlcke
Appenzell
to
Sax
foot path
1651 meters
5417 feet
Schwein Alp Pass
Wgital
(Wggithal) to
bridle path
1572 meters
5158 feet
Pragel Pass
Muotathal
to
Glarus
carriage road in progress
1554 meters
5099 feet
Hacken Pass
Schwyz
to
Einsiedeln
foot path
1417 meters
4649 feet
Holzegg Pass
Schwyz
to
Einsiedeln
bridle path
1407 meters
4616 feet
Ibergeregg Pass
Schwyz
to Iberg and
Einsiedeln
carriage road
1406 meters
4613 feet
Krazeren Pass
Nesslau
to
Urnsch
bridle path
1217 meters
3993 feet
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