Richetli Pass

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Richetli Pass
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Richetli Pass
Location in Switzerland
Elevation 2,261 m (7,418 ft)
Traversed by Trail
Location Glarus, Switzerland
Range Glarus Alps
Coordinates 46°53′52.5″N09°04′02.5″E / 46.897917°N 9.067361°E / 46.897917; 9.067361 Coordinates: 46°53′52.5″N09°04′02.5″E / 46.897917°N 9.067361°E / 46.897917; 9.067361

The Richetli Pass (German : Richetlipass) is a high mountain pass in the Glarus Alps in the Swiss canton of Glarus. The pass crosses between the heads of the valleys of the Linth and the Sernf rivers, using the col between the Hausstock and Kärpf mountains, at an elevation of 2,261 m (7,418 ft). [1]

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Glarus Alps mountain range

The Glarus Alps 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 the Glarus Alps contains a major thrust fault which was declared a geologic UNESCO world heritage site.

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The pass is traversed by a trail, which connects the village of Elm, at an elevation of 977 m (3,205 ft) with the village of Linthal, at an elevation of 650 m (2,130 ft). The trail forms part of the Alpine Pass Route, a long-distance hiking trail across Switzerland between Sargans and Montreux. [1] [2]

Linthal, Glarus Village in Glarus, Switzerland

Linthal is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. The village lies near the head of the valley of the Linth river, and at the foot of the Klausen Pass into the canton of Uri. It is the terminus of the railway line that traverses the length of Glarus.

The Alpine Pass Route is a long-distance hiking trail through the Alps in Switzerland, part of the Via Alpina route. It starts in Sargans in eastern Switzerland, and crosses the heart of country westwards to finish in Montreux on the shore of Lake Geneva. The total route covers over 325 kilometres (202 mi) and crosses 16 mountain passes, and takes 15 or more walking days to complete.

Sargans Place in St. Gallen, Switzerland

Sargans is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

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References

  1. 1 2 map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  2. ↑ Reynolds, Kev (2011). "Trek 10 - Alpine Pass Route". Trekking in the Alps. Cicerone. pp. 124–135. ISBN   978 1 85284 600 8.


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