The Ibergeregg Pass is a mountain pass at an elevation in the Swiss

canton of Schwyz The canton of Schwyz (german: Kanton Schwyz rm, Chantun Sviz; french: Canton de Schwytz; it, Canton Svitto) is a canton in central Switzerland between the Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne to the west and Lake Zürich in the north, centred on ...

. The pass connects the town of Schwyz and village of Oberiberg, with onward links to

Einsiedeln Einsiedeln () is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland known for its monastery, the Benedictine Einsiedeln Abbey, established in the 10th century. History Early history There was no permanent settlement in the area ...

and the

Sihlsee __NOTOC__ The Sihlsee (in English sometimes called ''Lake Sihl'') is an artificial lake in the Swiss canton of Schwyz, near the town of Einsiedeln. The lake was created by damming the river Sihl and flooding a section of the upper Sihl Valley. T ...

. The headwaters of the Minster, a tributary of the

Sihl The Sihl is a Swiss river that rises near the Druesberg mountain in the canton of Schwyz, and eventually flows into the Limmat in the centre of the city of Zürich. It has a length of , including the Sihlsee reservoir, through which the river f ...

, are nearby, and the pass is flanked by the

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peaks of Furggelenstock and Firstspitz. A mule track has crossed the pass since the

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, and the current paved road was constructed in 1873. The pass road has a maximum grade of 14 percent. At the summit of the pass are an

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, a

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, and a

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. The area is a summer and winter resort, with skiing and hiking.

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Mountain passes of Switzerland Mountain passes of the Alps Mountain passes of the canton of Schwyz {{Schwyz-geo-stub

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