Saaspass

Saaspass
The Sihlseeli below the Saas Pass. The valley of the Saas Pass can be seen in the mirror image.
Compass direction	west	east
Pass height	1896  m above sea level M.
Canton	Schwyz	Glarus
Watershed	Sihl → Limmat → Aare → Rhine	Chlön → Löntsch → Linth → Limmat →
Valley locations	Studen ( Unteriberg )	Richisau
expansion	Mule track
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Coordinates	708.61 thousand  /  208489 coordinates: 47 ° 1 '7 "  N , 8 ° 52' 2"  O ; CH1903:  708,610  /  208489

The Saaspass is an attainable only on foot mountain pass in the Fläschenspitzkette at 1,896  m above sea level. M. in the canton of Schwyz . It connects Studen (Canton Schwyz) , which is located south of the Sihlsee and belongs to the municipality Unteriberg , with Richisau in the Klöntal ( Canton Glarus ). On the east side of the pass there is a connection over the Schwialppass into the nearby Wägital , and over the Pragelpass into the Muotathal .

Immediately below the pass, on the Schwyz side, lies the Sihlseeli mountain lake . This drainless lake, popular with amateur fishermen, got its name because the Sihl rises nearby .

Biet (1968 m), in the foreground the Saas Pass