Saaspass
Saaspass | |||
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The Sihlseeli below the Saas Pass. The valley of the Saas Pass can be seen in the mirror image. |
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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 |
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 .