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The '''Hohtürli''' ([[Swiss German]], literally means ''High Little Door'') is a high Alpine [[mountain pass|hiking pass]] of the [[Bernese Alps]]. The pass crosses the [[col]] between the peaks of [[Wildi Frau]] and [[Dündenhorn]], at an elevation of {{convert|2778|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name=swtopo>{{cite map | publisher = Swiss Confederation | title = map.geo.admin.ch | url = http://map.geo.admin.ch/?zoom=8&X=151182.23&Y=625403.33&lang=en&topic=ech&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe | accessdate = 2015-05-21}}</ref> |
The '''Hohtürli''' ([[Swiss German]], literally means ''High Little Door'') is a high Alpine [[mountain pass|hiking pass]] of the [[Bernese Alps]]. The pass crosses the [[col]] between the peaks of [[Wildi Frau]] and [[Dündenhorn]], at an elevation of {{convert|2778|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name=swtopo>{{cite map | publisher = Swiss Confederation | title = map.geo.admin.ch | url = http://map.geo.admin.ch/?zoom=8&X=151182.23&Y=625403.33&lang=en&topic=ech&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe | accessdate = 2015-05-21}}</ref> |
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The pass is traversed by a hiking track, which connects the hamlet of [[Griesalp]], at an elevation of {{convert|1408|m|abbr=on}} in the upper [[Kiental]] south of [[Reichenbach im Kandertal]], at the entrance of the Kiental, with [[Kandersteg]], at an elevation of {{convert|1174|m|abbr=on}} in the valley of the [[Kander (Switzerland)|Kander]], the ''Kandertal''. The track forms part of the [[Alpine Pass Route]], a long-distance hiking trail across Switzerland between [[Sargans]] and [[Montreux]], and the Hohtürli is the highest pass crossed by that route.<ref name=swtopo/><ref name=tita10>{{cite book | title = Trekking in the Alps | first = Kev | last = Reynolds | pages = |
The pass is traversed by a hiking track, which connects the hamlet of [[Griesalp]], at an elevation of {{convert|1408|m|abbr=on}} in the upper [[Kiental]] south of [[Reichenbach im Kandertal]], at the entrance of the Kiental, with [[Kandersteg]], at an elevation of {{convert|1174|m|abbr=on}} in the valley of the [[Kander (Switzerland)|Kander]], the ''Kandertal''. The track forms part of the [[Alpine Pass Route]], a long-distance hiking trail across Switzerland between [[Sargans]] and [[Montreux]], and the Hohtürli is the highest pass crossed by that route.<ref name=swtopo/><ref name=tita10>{{cite book | title = Trekking in the Alps | first = Kev | last = Reynolds | pages = 124–135 | chapter = Trek 10 - Alpine Pass Route | publisher = Cicerone | year = 2011 | isbn = 978 1 85284 600 8}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 09:54, 28 November 2016
| Hohtürli | |
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  Hohtürli Pass Location in Switzerland | |
| Elevation | 2,778 m (9,114 ft) |
| Traversed by | Track or trail |
| Location | Canton of Bern |
| Range | Bernese Alps |
The Hohtürli (Swiss German, literally means High Little Door) is a high Alpine hiking pass of the Bernese Alps. The pass crosses the col between the peaks of Wildi Frau and Dündenhorn, at an elevation of 2,778 m (9,114 ft).[1]
The pass is traversed by a hiking track, which connects the hamlet of Griesalp, at an elevation of 1,408 m (4,619 ft) in the upper Kiental south of Reichenbach im Kandertal, at the entrance of the Kiental, with Kandersteg, at an elevation of 1,174 m (3,852 ft) in the valley of the Kander, the Kandertal. The track forms part of the Alpine Pass Route, a long-distance hiking trail across Switzerland between Sargans and Montreux, and the Hohtürli is the highest pass crossed by that route.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ a b map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
- ^ Reynolds, Kev (2011). "Trek 10 - Alpine Pass Route". Trekking in the Alps. Cicerone. pp. 124–135. ISBN 978 1 85284 600 8.
External links
- Hohtürli Pass on Via Alpina web site
- Hohtürli on Hikr web site
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