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.

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

Grosser Mythen

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

Note: road status as of 1911.

Mountain pass	location	type (as of 1911)	elevation
Ruosalperkulm	Schächen Valley to the Muota Valley	foot path	2172 meters	7126 feet
Karren Alp Pass	Muota Valley to Linthal	foot path	2096 meters	6877 feet
Kinzigkulm Pass	Schächen Valley to the Muota Valley	foot path	2076 meters	6811 feet
Saasberg Pass	Einsiedeln to Glarus	foot path	1898 meters	6227 feet
Kamor Pass	Appenzell to Rüthi	bridle path	1680 meters	5512 feet
Saxerlücke	Appenzell to Sax	foot path	1651 meters	5417 feet
Schwein Alp Pass	Wägital (Wäggithal) to	bridle path	1572 meters	5158 feet
Pragel Pass	Muotathal to Glarus	carriage road in progress	1554 meters	5099 feet
Hacken Pass	Schwyz to Einsiedeln	foot path	1417 meters	4649 feet
Holzegg Pass	Schwyz to Einsiedeln	bridle path	1407 meters	4616 feet
Ibergeregg Pass	Schwyz to Iberg and Einsiedeln	carriage road	1406 meters	4613 feet
Krazeren Pass	Nesslau to Urnäsch	bridle path	1217 meters	3993 feet

This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain.