| Grimsel Pass | |
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View from the pass on Grimselsee, Grimsel Hospice and Räterichsbodensee |
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| Elevation | 2,165 m (7,103 ft) |
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Grimsel Pass
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| Location | Switzerland |
| Range | Alps |
Grimsel Pass (German: Grimselpass) (el. 2165 m.) is a Swiss high mountain pass.
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It connects the valley of the Rhone River in the canton of Valais and the Haslital (upper valley of the Aar river) in the canton of Bern.
It is located near the source of the Rhone at the Rhone Glacier. Also in the area is the Grimsel Test Site, used for research into underground radioactive waste disposal.
| Climate data for Grimsel-Hospiz | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
1.4 (34.5) |
6 (43) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
8.9 (48.0) |
8.8 (47.8) |
7 (45) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
1.2 (34.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −8.8 (16.2) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
0 (32) |
3.2 (37.8) |
5.6 (42.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−4 (25) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 208 (8.19) |
179 (7.05) |
208 (8.19) |
209 (8.23) |
163 (6.42) |
160 (6.3) |
144 (5.67) |
158 (6.22) |
120 (4.72) |
147 (5.79) |
188 (7.4) |
212 (8.35) |
2,094 (82.44) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 13.8 | 13.1 | 15.9 | 14.7 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.4 | 14.8 | 11 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 13.6 | 165.4 |
| Source: MeteoSchweiz [1] | |||||||||||||