North-Eastern Swiss Alps

This article focuses on the part of the Alps and Pré-Alps that is located in North-Eastern Switzerland. This region is bordered by: Lake Lucerne in the south-west; the Klausen Pass, upper Linth valley and Lake Walen in the south; the Rhine valley in the east; Lake Constance in the north.

Peaks

The chief peaks of the Swiss (Pre-)Alps, north of the Klausen Pass, are:

Säntis above Alt St. Johann

Grosser Mythen

Name	Elevation (m)	Elevation (ft)
Glärnisch (highest)	2,920	9,580
Bös Fulen (Böser Faulen)	2,804	9,199
Säntis	2,504	8,215
Altmann	2,438	7,999
Faulfirst	2,416	7,927
Alvier	2,363	7,753
Churfirsten (highest)	2,309	7,575
Speer	1,954	6,411
Grosser Mythen	1,902	6,240
Rigikulm	1,800	5,900
Hoher Kasten	1,798	5,899
Rossberg	1,583	5,194
Zugerberg Hochwacht	992	3,255
Albis Hochwacht	880	2,890
Uetliberg	873	2,864

Passes

The chief passes of the Swiss Alps, north of the Klausen Pass, are:

Note: road status as of 1911^[update].

Mountain pass	location	type (as of 1911)	elevation (m)	elevation (ft)
Ruosalperkulm	Schächen Valley to the Muota Valley	foot path	2,172	7,126
Karren Alp Pass	Muota Valley to Linthal	foot path	2,096	6,877
Kinzigkulm Pass	Schächen Valley to the Muota Valley	foot path	2,076	6,811
Saasberg Pass	Einsiedeln to Glarus	foot path	1,898	6,227
Kamor Pass	Appenzell to Rüthi	bridle path	1,680	5,510
Saxerlücke	Appenzell to Sax	foot path	1,651	5,417
Schwein Alp Pass	Wägital (Wäggithal) to	bridle path	1,572	5,157
Pragel Pass	Muotathal to Glarus	carriage road in progress	1,554	5,098
Hacken Pass	Schwyz to Einsiedeln	foot path	1,417	4,649
Holzegg Pass	Schwyz to Einsiedeln	bridle path	1,407	4,616
Ibergeregg Pass	Schwyz to Iberg and Einsiedeln	carriage road	1,406	4,613
Krazeren Pass	Nesslau to Urnäsch	bridle path	1,217	3,993

See also

• Central Eastern Alps
• Glarus Alps

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.