Foo Pass

Foopass

View from the pass towards the canton of Glarus
Elevation 2,223 m (7,293 ft)
Traversed by Trail
Location Glarus/St. Gallen, Switzerland
Range Glarus Alps
Coordinates 46°56′34″N 09°14′17.5″E / 46.94278°N 9.238194°E / 46.94278; 9.238194Coordinates: 46°56′34″N 09°14′17.5″E / 46.94278°N 9.238194°E / 46.94278; 9.238194
Foopass

Location in Switzerland

The Foo Pass (German: Foopass) is a mountain pass of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Glarus, at an elevation of 2,223 m (7,293 ft). It crosses the col between the peaks of Foostock and Piz Sardona.[1][2]

The pass is traversed by a trail, which connects the village of Weisstannen, in the canton of St. Gallen at an elevation of 1,004 m (3,294 ft), with the village of Elm, in the canton of Glarus at an elevation of 977 m (3,205 ft). The trail forms part of the Alpine Pass Route, a long-distance hiking trail across Switzerland between Sargans and Montreux.[1][2]

The alpine pasture below the pass on the St Gallen side is notable for its marmot colony.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  2. 1 2 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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