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Riseten Pass
Riseten Pass is located in Switzerland
Riseten Pass
Riseten Pass
Location in Switzerland
Elevation2,189 m (7,182 ft)
Traversed byTrail
LocationGlarus/St. Gallen, Switzerland
RangeGlarus Alps

The Riseten Pass (Template:Lang-de) is a mountain pass of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Glarus, at an elevation of 2,189 m (7,182 ft). It crosses the col between the peaks of the Wissgandstöckli and Foostock.[1]

The pass is traversed by a trail, which connects the village of Weisstannen, in the canton of St. Gallen at an elevation of 1,004 m (3,294 ft), with the valley of the Krauch stream and thence with the village of Matt, in the canton of Glarus at an elevation of 831 m (2,726 ft).[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2015-05-30.