North-Eastern Swiss Alps

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This article focuses on the part of the Alps and Pré-Alps that is located in North-Eastern Switzerland. This region is bordered by: Lake Lucerne in the south-west; the Klausen Pass, upper Linth valley and Lake Walen in the south; the Rhine valley in the east; Lake Constance in the north.

[edit] Peaks

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

Säntis above Alt St. Johann

Grosser Mythen

Name	Elevation
Glärnisch (highest)	2920 m (9580 ft)
Bös Fulen (Böser Faulen)	2804 m (9199 ft)
Säntis	2504 m (8215 ft)
Altmann	2438 m (7999 ft)
Faulfirst	2416 m (7927 ft)
Alvier	2363 m (7753 ft)
Churfirsten (highest)	2309 m (7575 ft)
Speer	1954 m (6411 ft)
Grosser Mythen	1902 m (6240 ft)
Rigikulm	1800 m (5906 ft)
Hoher Kasten	1798 m (5899 ft)
Rossberg	1583 m (5194 ft)
Zugerberg Hochwacht	992 m (3255 ft)
Albis Hochwacht	880 m (2887 ft)
Uetliberg	873 m (2864 ft)

[edit] Passes

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

Note: road status as of 1911.

Mountain pass	location	type (as of 1911)	elevation
Ruosalperkulm	Schächen Valley to the Muota Valley	foot path	2172 m (7126 ft)
Karren Alp Pass	Muota Valley to Linthal	foot path	2096 m (6877 ft)
Kinzigkulm Pass	Schächen Valley to the Muota Valley	foot path	2076 m (6811 ft)
Saasberg Pass	Einsiedeln to Glarus	foot path	1898 m (6227 ft)
Kamor Pass	Appenzell to Rüthi	bridle path	1680 m (5512 ft)
Saxerlücke	Appenzell to Sax	foot path	1651 m (5417 ft)
Schwein Alp Pass	Wägital (Wäggithal) to	bridle path	1572 m (5157 ft)
Pragel Pass	Muotathal to Glarus	carriage road in progress	1554 m (5098 ft)
Hacken Pass	Schwyz to Einsiedeln	foot path	1417 m (4649 ft)
Holzegg Pass	Schwyz to Einsiedeln	bridle path	1407 m (4616 ft)
Ibergeregg Pass	Schwyz to Iberg and Einsiedeln	carriage road	1406 m (4613 ft)
Krazeren Pass	Nesslau to Urnäsch	bridle path	1217 m (3993 ft)