Tschingel Pass

Tschingel Pass

View from the west side towards the Gspaltenhorn
Elevation 2,787 m (9,144 ft)[1]
Traversed by Glacier
Location Bern, Switzerland
Range Bernese Alps
Coordinates 46°29′30″N 07°48′58″E / 46.49167°N 7.81611°E / 46.49167; 7.81611Coordinates: 46°29′30″N 07°48′58″E / 46.49167°N 7.81611°E / 46.49167; 7.81611
Tschingel Pass

Location in Switzerland

The Tschingel Pass (2,787 m) is a high mountain pass of the Bernese Alps, connecting Kandersteg with Stechelberg in the Bernese Oberland. It is the lowest pass between the upper Kandertal and the valley of Lauterbrunnen. The pass is glaciated and separated the Kander Glacier from the Tschingel Glacier. It lies between the Blüemlisalp and the Tschingelhorn and is overlooked by the Mutthorn.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps.


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