The Kistenpass (from
German
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,
Romansh: ''Pass Lembra'') is an
Alpine
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pass lying on the border between the Swiss cantons of
Glarus and
Graubünden. At 2,503 metres above sea level, it is the lowest point on chain connecting the
Hausstock
The Hausstock is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, at an elevation of on the border between the cantons of Glarus and Graubünden. It overlooks the valleys of Linth and Sernf rivers in Glarus, and the valley of the Vorderrhein river in Graubünde ...
from the
Tödi
The Tödi (), is a mountain massif and with the mountain peak Piz Russein the highest mountain in the Glarus Alps and the highest summit in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. It is located on the border between the cantons of Graubünden, to the ...
, in the
Glarus Alps. The pass lies between the valleys of the
Limmernsee
Limmernsee (or Limmerensee) is a reservoir in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland, between the peaks of Muttenchopf (2,482 m), Selbsanft (2,950 m) and Kistenstöckli (2,746 m). It may be reached by aerial tramway or by foot from Linthal.
The L ...
(Glarus) and Val Frisal (Graubünden).
A trail crosses the range just north of the Kistenpass at a height of 2,640 metres, connecting
Linthal to
Breil/Brigels
Breil/Brigels is a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Andiast and Waltensburg/Vuorz merged into the municipality of Breil/Brigels.
The name of the municipality c ...
. The pass itself is not traversed by any trails since its north-west side consist of steep limestone cliffs overlooking the Limmernsee.
References
External links
Kistenpass on Hikr
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Mountain passes of Switzerland
Mountain passes of the Alps
Mountain passes of Graubünden
Mountain passes of the canton of Glarus
Glarus–Graubünden border