Riseten Pass Explained

Riseten Pass
Elevation M:2189
Traversed:Trail
Map:Switzerland
Label:Riseten Pass
Coords:46.9781°N 9.2467°W
Location:Glarus/St. Gallen, Switzerland
Range:Glarus Alps

The Riseten Pass (German: Risetenpass) is a mountain pass of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Glarus, at an elevation of 2189m (7,182feet). It crosses the col between the peaks of the Wissgandstöckli and Foostock.[1]

The pass is traversed by a trail, which connects the village of Weisstannen, in the canton of St. Gallen at an elevation of 1004m (3,294feet), with the valley of the Krauch stream and thence with the village of Matt, in the canton of Glarus at an elevation of 831m (2,726feet).[1]

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  1. Swiss Confederation . map.geo.admin.ch . 2015-05-30.