Sefinenfurgge Pass

Sefinafurgga
Germanized: Sefinenfurgge

The path to the Sefinenfurgge
Elevation 2,612 m (8,570 ft)
Traversed by Track or trail
Location Canton of Bern
Range Bernese Alps
Coordinates 46°31′54″N 07°48′47″E / 46.53167°N 7.81306°E / 46.53167; 7.81306Coordinates: 46°31′54″N 07°48′47″E / 46.53167°N 7.81306°E / 46.53167; 7.81306
Sefinenfurgge Pass

Location in Switzerland

The Sefinafurgga (Swiss German, Germanized: Sefinenfurgge) is a mountain pass of the Bernese Alps. The pass crosses the col between the peaks of Hundshore and Bütlasse, at an elevation of 2,612 m (8,570 ft).[1][2]

The pass is traversed by a hiking track, which connects the village of Lauterbrunnen, at an elevation of 795 m (2,608 ft), and the Alpine hamlet of Griesalp, at an elevation of 1,408 m (4,619 ft) in the upper Kiental south of Reichenbach im Kandertal at the entrance of the Kiental. The track forms part of the Alpine Pass Route, a long-distance hiking trail across Switzerland between Sargans and Montreux.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mürren". MySwitzerland.com. Switzerland Tourism. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  2. 1 2 map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  3. ↑ Reynolds, Kev (2011). "Trek 10 - Alpine Pass Route". Trekking in the Alps. Cicerone. pp. 124–135. ISBN 978 1 85284 600 8.


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