Zwischbergen Pass

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Zwischbergen Pass
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View toward Portjengrat from the pass
Elevation 3,268 m (10,722 ft)
Traversed byTrail (small glacier)
Location Switzerland
Range Alps
Coordinates 46°06′54″N8°01′12″E / 46.11500°N 8.02000°E / 46.11500; 8.02000

The Zwischbergen Pass (el. 3268 m.) (German : Zwischbergenpass) is a high mountain pass across the eastern Pennine Alps, connecting Saas Almagell and Zwischbergen in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

The pass lies between the Weissmies on the north and Portjengrat on the South.

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