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Wildhaus Pass

Coordinates: 47°12′12″N 9°21′01″E / 47.2034°N 9.3504°E / 47.2034; 9.3504
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Wildhaus Pass
Wildhaus Pass
Elevation1,027 m (3,369 ft)[1]
Traversed byRoad (1,090 m)
LocationSt. Gallen, Switzerland
RangeAlps
Coordinates47°12′12″N 9°21′01″E / 47.2034°N 9.3504°E / 47.2034; 9.3504
Wildhaus Pass is located in Switzerland
Wildhaus Pass
Wildhaus Pass
Location in Switzerland

Wildhaus Pass is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the canton of St. Gallen in Eastern Switzerland. The main road culminates at 1,090 metres, while the pass itself lies at an elevation of 1,027 metres above sea level.

It connects Gams in the Rhine valley and Unterwasser and Wattwil in the Toggenburg. The pass lies between the Säntis and the Churfirsten massifs. The pass road has a maximum grade of 12 percent.

There is a ski resort at the summit in the municipality of Wildhaus.

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References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps