Klimsenhorn · 1,907 m · 39 km SSW

Pass · Canton of Zurich

Albis Pass

792 m2,598 ft

Tonight: 3°CFair · Wind 23 km/h SW

Albis Pass is a mountain pass at 792 m in Canton of Zurich, Switzerland.

All facts

Saddle: 792 m
Lowest point: 580 m / 460 m

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Pass

Albis Pass: the climb from each side

No mapped road or trail crosses the saddle.

Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.

3D map

Albis Pass 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Albis Pass terrain and contours

20 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 100 mShowing west → east through the centre

Albis Pass elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Albis Pass weather

Tonight · Fair · 3°C (37°F) · 1.5 mm · Wind 23 km/h SW

Albis Pass forecast for about 792 m.

Tonight3°1.5 mm23 km/h SW
Today2°7°7.1 mm21 km/h SW
Sun4°11°8.7 mm31 km/h SW
Mon4°10°–6 km/h SW
Tue5°15°–4 km/h S
Wed6°10°2.2 mm8 km/h NE
Thu2°11°–10 km/h NE
Fri2°8°–3 km/h N
Sat2°7°0.4 mm4 km/h N
Sun3°8°8.0 mm8 km/h W

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 68% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

67.7%

Moderate, 15–30°

25.5%

Steep, 30–45°

6.7%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.1%

Steeper than 30°: 6.8% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 519 m low point 405 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 55.3%Grassland 23.4%Built-up 9.1%Cropland 8.1%Water 4.2%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4 km of Albis Pass.

Summit list 6

1Schnabel861 m 1.7 km SSE
2Chli Bürglen821 m 1.9 km SSE
3Goom740 m 2.3 km S
4Bürglen915 m 2.3 km SSE
5Aeugsterberg829 m 2.7 km W
6Albishorn909 m 3.3 km SSE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 1,007 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Oxlip38
Wood anemone37
Common Chaffinch36
Mallard29
Ramsons29
Red-banded Polypore28

Where it sits

Where Albis Pass sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Lake Zurich406 m12 km ESE

Downloads

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-25)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
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