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Swiss Alps

The Swiss Alps are the central portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland.

Main article is at Alps.

The chief peaks and mountain passes in the Swiss Alps:

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Regions

Bernese Oberland 
with chief peaks and moutain passes from Lake Geneva to the Furka , the Reuss Valley and Lake Lucerne;
Lepontine Alps 
from the Simplon to the Splügen and south of the Furka and Oberalp Passes; from the St Gotthard Pass to the Splugen, is sometimes named the Adula Alps;
Tödi Range 
from the Oberalp Pass to the Klausen Pass ;
Bernina Alps 
from the Maloja to the Reschen Scheideck and the Stelvio, south and east of the Val Bregaglia and of the Engadine and north of the Valtellina;
Albula Range 
from the Splügen Pass to the Flüela Pass , north and west of the Val Bregaglia and of the Engadine;
Silvretta and Rätikon Ranges 
from the Flüela Pass to the Reschen Scheideck and the Arlberg Pass ;
Pennine Alps 
from the Little St Bernard to the Simplon Pass.
North-Eastern Swiss Alps 
north of the Klausen Pass .
Samnaun Alps
Sesvenner Alps
Oberhalbstein Alps

North-Eastern Swiss Alps

Peaks

The chief peaks of the Swiss (Pre-)Alps, north of the Klausen Pass, are:

NameElevation
Glärnisch (highest) 2920 meters9580 feet
Bös Fulen (Böser Faulen) 2804 meters9200 feet
Säntis 2504 meters8216 feet
Altmann 2438 meters7999 feet
Faulfirst 2416 meters7925 feet
Alvier 2363 meters7753 feet
Churfirsten (highest)2309 meters7576 feet
Speer 1954 meters6411 feet
Grosser Mythen 1902 meters6240 feet
Rigikulm 1800 meters5906 feet
Hoher Kasten 1798 meters5899 feet
Rossberg 1583 meters5194 feet
Zugerberg Hochwacht992 meters 3255 feet
Albis Hochwacht 880 meters2887 feet
Uetliberg 873 meters2864 feet

Passes

The chief passes of the Swiss Alps, north of the Klausen Pass , are:

Note: road status as of 1911.
Mountain passlocationtype (as of 1911)elevation
Ruosalperkulm Schächen Valley to the Muota Valley foot path 2172 meters7126 feet
Karren Alp Pass Muota Valley to Linthal foot path 2096 meters6877 feet
Kinzigkulm Pass Schächen Valley to the Muota Valley foot path 2076 meters6811 feet
Saasberg Pass Einsiedeln to Glarus foot path 1898 meters6227 feet
Kamor Pass Appenzell to Rüthi bridle path 1680 meters5512 feet
Saxerlücke Appenzell to Sax foot path 1651 meters5417 feet
Schwein Alp Pass Wägital (Wäggithal) to bridle path 1572 meters5158 feet
Pragel Pass Muotathal to Glarus carriage road in progress 1554 meters5099 feet
Hacken Pass Schwyz to Einsiedeln foot path 1417 meters4649 feet
Holzegg Pass Schwyz to Einsiedeln bridle path 1407 meters4616 feet
Ibergeregg Pass Schwyz to Iberg and Einsiedeln carriage road 1406 meters4613 feet


Krazeren Pass Nesslau to Urnäsch bridle path 1217 meters3993 feet
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