Swiss Alps (original) (raw)
Chief peaks and mountain passes in the Swiss Alps:
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 Splugen and south of the Furka and Oberalp Passes; from the St Gotthard Pass to the Splugen, is sometimes named the Adula Alps; ;T�di 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 Splugen Pass to the Fl�ela Pass, north and west of the Val Bregaglia and of the Engadine; ;Silvretta and R�tikon Ranges: from the Fl�ela 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-Eastern Swiss Alps): north of the Klausen Pass.
North-Eastern Swiss Alps
Peaks
The chief peaks of the Swiss (Pre-)
Alps, north of the Klausen Pass, are:
| Name | Elevation | |
|---|---|---|
| Gl�rnisch (highest) | 2920 meters | 9580 feet |
| B�s Fulen (B�ser Faulen) | 2804 meters | 9200 feet |
| S�ntis | 2504 meters | 8216 feet |
| Altmann | 2438 meters | 7999 feet |
| Faulfirst | 2416 meters | 7925 feet |
| Alvier | 2363 meters | 7753 feet |
| Churfirsten (highest) | 2309 meters | 7576 feet |
| Speer | 1954 meters | 6411 feet |
| Grosser Mythen | 1902 meters | 6240 feet |
| Rigikulm | 1800 meters | 5906 feet |
| Hoher Kasten | 1798 meters | 5899 feet |
| Rossberg | 1583 meters | 5194 feet |
| Zugerberg Hochwacht | 992 meters | 3255 feet |
| Albis Hochwacht | 880 meters | 2887 feet |
| Uetliberg | 873 meters | 2864 feet |
Passes
The chief passeses of the Swiss Alps, north of the Klausen Pass, are:
Note: road status as in 1911.
| Mountain pass | location | type (as of 1911) | elevation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruosalperkulm | Sch�chen Valley to the Muota Valley | foot path | 2172 meters | 7126 feet |
| Karren Alp Pass | Muota Valley to Linthal | foot path | 2096 meters | 6877 feet |
| Kinzigkulm Pass | Sch�chen Valley to the Muota Valley | foot path | 2076 meters | 6811 feet |
| Saasberg Pass | Einsiedeln to Glarus | foot path | 1898 meters | 6227 feet |
| Kamor Pass | Appenzell to R�thi | bridle path | 1680 meters | 5512 feet |
| Saxerl�cke | Appenzell to Sax | foot path | 1651 meters | 5417 feet |
| Schwein Alp Pass | W�gital (W�ggithal) to | bridle path | 1572 meters | 5158 feet |
| Pragel Pass | Muotathal to Glarus | carriage road in progress | 1554 meters | 5099 feet |
| Hacken Pass | Schwyz to Einsiedeln | foot path | 1417 meters | 4649 feet |
| Holzegg Pass | Schwyz to Einsiedeln | bridle path | 1407 meters | 4616 feet |
| Ibergeregg Pass | Schwyz to Iberg and Einsiedeln | carriage road | 1406 meters | 4613 feet |
| Krazeren Pass | Nesslau to Urn�sch | bridle path | 1217 meters | 3993 feet |
(from a 1911 encyclopedia)