Front height
| Front height | |||
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| Compass direction | Northeast | southwest | |
| Pass height | 1537 m above sea level M. | ||
| Canton | Canton of St. Gallen | ||
| Valley locations | Starkenbach | Weesen | |
| expansion | Pass road | ||
| Lock | Cars only with a special permit | ||
| Mountains | Alps | ||
| profile | |||
| Ø pitch | 9.1% (646 m / 7.1 km) | 10.8% (1123 m / 10.4 km) | |
| Map (Canton of St. Gallen) | |||
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| Coordinates | 733.53 thousand / 225 774 | ||
The Vorder Höhi is the pass that connects Amden with Starkenbach in the Alps of the Swiss canton of St. Gallen .
A third-class street begins in the district of Vorderberg in the municipality of Amden at 1151 m above sea level. M .; it may only be driven on by motorized vehicles with a special permit. This transition from the Walensee region to Toggenburg had gained in importance for a short time in 1973/74 when the approach from Weesen to Amden was endangered by an impending rock fall. (see Amden landslide )
The pass height at 1537 m above sea level. M. is located east of the Gulmen .