The Zwischbergen Pass (el. 3268 m.) (german: Zwischbergenpass) 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
Pennine Alps, connecting
Saas Almagell
Saas-Almagell is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
Saas-Almagell is first mentioned in 1291 as ''Armenzello''. In 1307 it was mentioned as ''Almenkel''.
The settlement, at the upper end of ...
and
Zwischbergen in the
canton
Canton may refer to:
Administrative division terminology
* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland
* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
Arts and ent ...
of
Valais in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
.
The pass lies between the
Weissmies
The Weissmies is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland near the village of Saas-Fee. It is the easternmost four-thousander of its range.
Geography
The Weissmies is located on the main Alpine chain, on a ma ...
on the north and
Portjengrat
The Portjengrat (also known as ''Pizzo d'Andolla'') is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies south of the Weissmies and the Zwischbergen Pass, where the international border diverges away fr ...
on the South.
See also
*
List of mountain passes in Switzerland
External links
Information on itinerary (German)
Mountain passes of Valais
Mountain passes of the Alps
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