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, Switzerland. Its surface area is . The lake is located in the municipality of

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, at an elevation of 2439 m. It drains into Züesee (2420 m). The nearby border to

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can be crossed at two mountain passes: Geisspfadpass (

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) and Grampielpass (

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). The name 'geisspfad' means, only goat may pass. A 'geiss' is a female goat in local mother tongue. Smugglers used this pass in recent times too, but it was never accessible with horses or donkeys for payloads.