Wasserfluh Pass
Encyclopedia
Wasserfluh Pass is a mountain pass
in the canton
of St. Gallen in Switzerland
.
It connects Lichtensteig
and Brunnadern
. The pass road has a maximum grade of 10 percent and an altitude gain of 345 m.
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of St. Gallen in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
It connects Lichtensteig
Lichtensteig
Lichtensteig is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.-History:Lichtensteig is first mentioned in 1228 as Liehtvnsteige. In 1310 it was mentioned as Liechtensteig.-Geography:...
and Brunnadern
Brunnadern
Brunnadern is village in the municipality of Neckertal in the Wahlkreis of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland....
. The pass road has a maximum grade of 10 percent and an altitude gain of 345 m.