Susten Pass

Susten Pass

View of the Bernese side of the pass with the tunnel
Elevation 2,260 m (7,415 ft)[1]
Traversed by Road (2,224 m)
Location Bern/Uri, Switzerland
Range Urner Alps
Coordinates 46°43.8′N 08°26.94′E / 46.7300°N 8.44900°E / 46.7300; 8.44900Coordinates: 46°43.8′N 08°26.94′E / 46.7300°N 8.44900°E / 46.7300; 8.44900
Susten Pass

Location in Switzerland

Susten Pass (German: Sustenpass) (el. 2260 m.) is a mountain pass in the Swiss Alps. The pass road, built from 1938–1945, connects Innertkirchen in the canton of Bern with Wassen in the canton of Uri. A 300 metres long tunnel crosses the pass at 2,224 metres.

The pass is popular with tourists, especially for the views of the Stein Glacier on the south side.

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic map .

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