The Oberaarjoch (el. 3212 m.) is a high

mountain pass A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human a ...

across the eastern Bernese Alps, connecting the

Fiescher Glacier The Fiescher Glacier (''Fieschergletscher'' in German) is a valley glacier on the south side of the Bernese Alps in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. in length, it is the second longest glacier in the Alps. The glacier covers an area of . The s ...

in the canton of

Valais Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the cantons of Switzerland, 26 ...

to the

Oberaar Glacier The Oberaargletscher (), literally "Upper Aare-Glacier" is a long glacier (2005) situated in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of . The lower end of this glacier lies almost 400 m higher than the ...

in the canton

Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

. The pass is located between the

Oberaarhorn The Oberaarhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Bern. Its summit (3,629 metres) is the tripoint between the basins of the Fiesch Fiesch is a municipality in the district of Go ...

on the north and the Oberaarrothorn on the south. Above the col, on the Valais side, lies the Oberaarjoch Hut. The nearest settlements are

Fieschertal Fieschertal is a village and municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Besides the village of Fieschertal, the municipality includes the nearby hamlets of Wichul, Zer Flie and Wirbul. History Fieschertal is fi ...

(Valais) and

Handegg Handeck is a village in the municipality of Guttannen, Switzerland. The village is located near the lake Gelmersee, which may be reached by Gelmerbahn from Handeck. There is a hotel and bridge at the village. Geography Handeck is located approxi ...

(Bern).

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Oberaarjoch on Hikr
Mountain passes of Switzerland Mountain passes of the Alps Mountain passes of Valais Bern–Valais border Mountain passes of the canton of Bern {{Valais-geo-stub

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