The Richetli Pass (german: Richetlipass) is a high
mountain pass
A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human a ...
in the
Glarus Alps in the
Swiss
Swiss may refer to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
*Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
*Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
*Swiss Internation ...
canton of Glarus
The canton of Glarus (german: Kanton Glarus rm, Chantun Glaruna; french: Canton de Glaris; it, Canton Glarona) is a canton in east central Switzerland. The capital is Glarus.
The population speaks a variety of Alemannic German.
The majority of ...
. The pass crosses between the heads of the valleys of the
Linth and the
Sernf rivers, using the
col between the
Hausstock
The Hausstock is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, at an elevation of on the border between the cantons of Glarus and Graubünden. It overlooks the valleys of Linth and Sernf rivers in Glarus, and the valley of the Vorderrhein river in Graubünde ...
and
Kärpf mountains, at an elevation of .
The pass is traversed by a trail, which connects the village of
Elm, at an elevation of with the village of
Linthal, at an elevation of . The trail forms part of the
Alpine Pass Route
The Alpine Pass Route is a long-distance hiking trail through the Alps in Switzerland, part of the Via Alpina route. It starts in Sargans in eastern Switzerland, and crosses the heart of country westwards to finish in Montreux on the shore of Lake ...
, a long-distance hiking trail across Switzerland between
Sargans and
Montreux.
See also
* List of mountain passes in Switzerland
References
External links
''Rechetli Pass''
on Via Alpina web site
''Richtlipass''
on Hikr web site
Mountain passes of the Alps
Mountain passes of the canton of Glarus
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