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]
Sefinafurgga | |
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Germanized: 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 |
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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mürren". MySwitzerland.com. Switzerland Tourism. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
- ^ a b map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ^ Reynolds, Kev (2011). "Trek 10 - Alpine Pass Route". Trekking in the Alps. Cicerone. pp. 124–135. ISBN 978 1 85284 600 8.
External links
edit- Media related to Sefinenfurgge Pass at Wikimedia Commons
- Sefinenfurgge Pass on Via Alpina web site
- Sefinenfurgge on Hikr web site