The Riseten Pass (german: Risetenpass) is a
mountain pass of the
Glarus Alps
The Glarus Alps (german: Glarner Alpen) are a mountain range in central Switzerland. They are bordered by the Uri Alps and the Schwyz Alps to the west, the Lepontine Alps to the south, the Appenzell Alps to the northeast. The eastern part of ...
, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of
St. Gallen
, neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach
, twintowns = Liberec (Czech Republic)
, website = ...
and
Glarus
, neighboring_municipalities= Glarus Nord, Glarus Süd, Muotathal (SZ), Innerthal (SZ)
, twintowns= Wiesbaden-Biebrich (Germany)
}
Glarus (; gsw, Glaris; french: Glaris; it, Glarona; rm, Glaruna) is the capital of the canton of Glarus ...
, at an elevation of . It crosses the
col between the peaks of the
Wissgandstöckli and
Foostock
The Foostock, also known as the Ruchen, is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Glarus and St. Gallen. It lies north of Piz Sardona, on the range that separates the Sernftal from the Weisstannental ...
.
The pass is traversed by a trail, which connects the village of
Weisstannen
Weisstannen is a village located in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It lies in the municipality of Mels, south-west of Sargans.
Weisstannen is located at 1,004 metres above sea level on the Seez river in the Weisstannen valley (''Weisstan ...
, in the canton of St. Gallen at an elevation of , with the valley of the
Krauch stream and thence with the village of
Matt, in the canton of Glarus at an elevation of .
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See also
* List of mountain passes in Switzerland
This is a list of mountain passes in Switzerland. They are generally situated in the Jura Mountains or in the Swiss Alps.
Pass roads
Trails
Railway
See also
* List of highest road passes in Switzerland
* List of highest paved roads in Sw ...
References
External links
''Risetenpass''
on Hikr web site
Mountain passes of Switzerland
Mountain passes of the Alps
Mountain passes of the canton of Glarus
Mountain passes of the canton of St. Gallen
Glarus–St. Gallen border
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