St. Anton (pass)

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St. Anton
St. Anton pass, view in northeast direction

St. Anton pass, view in northeast direction

Compass direction Northeast southwest
Pass height 1110  m above sea level M.
Canton Appenzell Innerrhoden
Valley locations Oberegg Ruppenpass
expansion Pass road
Mountains Appenzell Alps
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Ø pitch 7.7% (240 m / 3.1 km) 3.7% (107 m / 2.9 km)
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St. Anton (Pass) (Switzerland)
St. Anton (pass)
Coordinates 758 161  /  253 142 coordinates: 47 ° 24 '36 "  N , 9 ° 32' 4"  O ; CH1903:  758161  /  two hundred fifty-three thousand one hundred and forty-two
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The St. Anton is a hill ( 1110  m above sea level. M. ) and a hamlet in the municipality of Oberegg in the canton of Appenzell Inner Rhodes in Switzerland .

St. Anton, looking northeast to the apex
Historical aerial photo of Gasthaus & Pension Alpenhof by Walter Mittelholzer , approx. 1918–1937

It is the highest point of a high road that connects the Appenzell Vorderland with the St. Gallen Rhine Valley . It begins in Oberegg and ends on the Ruppenpass , where it meets the road from Trogen to Altstätten .

On St. Anton there is a café, a chapel dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua , a small fire brigade museum, a cultural hotel and an inn (from SW to NE). This viewpoint is called "Töni" by the locals and is a popular destination for motorcyclists, cyclists and hikers.

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Commons : St. Anton AI  - collection of images, videos and audio files
View from St. Anton into the Rhine Valley around Altstätten