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Grimsel Pass

  (grĭm'zəl) pronunciation

An Alpine pass, 2,183.5 m (7,159 ft) high, of southern Switzerland between the Rhone and Aare river valleys.

 

 
 
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Grimsel Pass
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View from the pass on Grimselsee, Grimsel Hospice and Räterichsbodensee
Elevation 2165 m.
Location Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
Range Alps
Coordinates 46°33.72′N, 8°20.34′E

Grimsel Pass (German: Grimselpass) (el. 2165 m.) is a Swiss high mountain pass between the valley of the Rhone River in the canton of Valais and the Haslital (upper valley of the Aar river) in the canton of Bern.

It is located near the source of the Rhone at the Rhone Glacier. Also in the area is the Grimsel Test Site.

Map of the reservoirs on the Bernese side below Grimsel Pass
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Map of the reservoirs on the Bernese side below Grimsel Pass

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Panorama

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Coordinates: 46°33.72′N, 8°20.34′E


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