Eagle pass
| Eagle pass | |||
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 Allalinhorn, Rimpfischhorn and Strahlhorn (from left to right) from the west, in the center of the picture the Adlerpass |
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| Compass direction | west | east | |
| Pass height | 3789 m above sea level M. | ||
| Canton | Valais | ||
| Watershed | Mattervispa | Saaservispa | |
| Valley locations | Zermatt | Saas Fee | |
| expansion | Alpine route (alpine transition) | ||
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| Ø pitch | % (2189 m /? Km) | % (1989 m /? Km) | |
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| Coordinates | 634.71 thousand / 96507 | ||
The Adlerpass is 3789 m above sea level. M. high glaciated mountain pass in the Valais Alps . It lies between the Strahlhorn and the Rimpfischhorn . The pass connects Zermatt in the Mattertal with Saas Fee in the Saas Valley .
The Adlerpass can only be reached via a glacier and requires appropriate experience for an ascent. In the east lies the Allalin Glacier , in the west the Adler Glacier . The base on the east side is the Britanniahütte , on the west side the Berghaus Flue or the Monte-Rosa-Hütte .
The normal route leads over the Adlerpass to the Strahlhorn.
In winter, the Adlerpass is often crossed as a ski tour .
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- Maps from the Federal Office of Topography
- Hermann Biner: Mountaineering in Valais - From Trient to the Nufenen Pass . SAC publishing house 2002.