The Oberaarjoch (el. 3205 m.) is a high
mountain pass
A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since mountain ranges can present formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human and animal migration t ...
across the eastern
Bernese Alps
The Bernese Alps are a mountain range of the Alps located in western Switzerland. Although the name suggests that they are located in the Berner Oberland region of the canton of Bern, portions of the Bernese Alps are in the adjacent cantons of Va ...
, connecting the
Fiescher Glacier
The Fiescher Glacier (''Fieschergletscher'' in German) is a valley glacier on the south side of the Bernese Alps in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. in length, it is the second longest glacier in the Alps. The glacier covers an area of .
The ...
in the canton of
Valais
Valais ( , ; ), more formally, the Canton of Valais or Wallis, is one of the cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion, Switzer ...
to the
Oberaar Glacier
The Oberaargletscher (), literally "Upper Aare-Glacier", is a long glacier (2005) situated in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of . The lower end of this glacier lies almost 400 m higher than th ...
in the canton
Bern
Bern (), or Berne (), ; ; ; . is the ''de facto'' Capital city, capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city".; ; ; . According to the Swiss constitution, the Swiss Confederation intentionally has no "capital", but Bern has gov ...
. The pass is located between the
Oberaarhorn
The Oberaarhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Bern. Its summit (3,631 metres) is the tripoint between the basins of the Fiesch
Fiesch is a municipality in the district of Gom ...
on the north and the
Oberaarrothorn on the south. Above the col, on the Valais side, lies the
Oberaarjoch Hut.
The nearest settlements are
Fieschertal
Fieschertal is a village and municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Besides the village of Fieschertal, the municipality includes the nearby hamlets of Wichul, Zer Flie and Wirbul.
History
Fieschertal is f ...
(Valais) and
Handegg
Handeck (Handegg) is a village on the Grimsel pass road in the municipality of Guttannen, Switzerland. The village is located near the lake Gelmersee, which may be reached by Gelmerbahn from Handeck. There is a hotel and bridge at the village.
...
(Bern).
See also
*
List of mountain passes in Switzerland
This is a list of mountain passes in Switzerland. They are generally situated in the Jura Mountains or in the Swiss Alps.
Pass roads
Trails
Railway
See also
* List of highest road passes in Switzerland
* List of highest paved roads in Sw ...
References
External links
Oberaarjoch on Hikr
Mountain passes of Switzerland
Mountain passes of the Alps
Mountain passes of Valais
Bern–Valais border
Mountain passes of the canton of Bern
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