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Pass · Canton of Obwalden

Brünig Pass

900 m2,953 ft
Connects
Schwarzeney – Obsee
Tonight
3°CRain · Wind 19 km/h SW

Brünig Pass is a mountain pass at 900 m in Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland. It links Schwarzeney and Obsee.

All facts
Saddle
900 m
Lowest point
578 m / 699 m
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Pass

Brünig Pass: the climb from each side

Saddle 900 mSchwarzeney 578 m+322 m · 2.7 kmObsee 699 m+201 m · 2.6 km

Crossed by: 4 Brünigpassstrasse, Chäppelisträssli, Sewliweg

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

3D map

Brünig Pass 3D map

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Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Brünig Pass terrain and contours

100 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 500 mShowing west → east through the centre

Brünig Pass elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Brünig Pass weather

Tonight · Rain · 3°C (37°F) · 2.1 mm · Wind 19 km/h SW

Brünig Pass forecast for about 900 m.

  • Tonight3°2.1 mm19 km/h SW
  • Today2°6°7.3 mm18 km/h S
  • Sun3°13°18.4 mm24 km/h S
  • Mon2°15°–5 km/h S
  • Tue7°21°–3 km/h NW
  • Wed7°12°1.5 mm6 km/h N
  • Thu4°13°–5 km/h N
  • Fri4°15°–3 km/h NW
  • Sat4°14°1.2 mm5 km/h NW
  • Sun5°9°11.0 mm7 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.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Brünig Pass

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Brünig Pass, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    P+R Brünig-Hasliberg

    0.1 km E · +2 more within 1.1 km

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  • Nearest hut

    Naturfreundehaus Brünig

    0.6 km ENE · +2 more within 7.1 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Tipidorf Hasli-Aktiv

    1.7 km SE · +2 more within 3.7 km

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  • Nearest caravan site

    Stellplatz Parking 1, Le ChenitBallenberg, Brienzwiler

    3.3 km WSW · +1 more within 3.6 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 11
PlaceDistance
P+R Brünig-HaslibergParking0.1 km E
Parking0.3 km NE
Naturfreundehaus BrünigHut0.6 km ENE
Parking1.1 km NNE
Tipidorf Hasli-AktivCampsite1.7 km SE
Campingplatz ObseeCampsite3.2 km NNE
Stellplatz Parking 1, Le ChenitBallenberg, BrienzwilerCaravan site3.3 km WSW
Caravan site3.6 km ESE
AlpencampingCampsite3.7 km SE
hubelhütteHut5.4 km ENE
ReutsperreHut7.1 km SSE
Slope

Slope

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

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
32.4%
Moderate, 15–30°
34.2%
Steep, 30–45°
27.5%
Cliffs, 45° and over
5.9%
Steeper than 30°
33.4% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
1,529 m low point 571 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 52.4%Grassland 41.8%Built-up 2.7%Water 1.8%Cropland 1.0%

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

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 303 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Northern Chamois6
  • Yellow Shell Moth5
  • Mottled Beauty5
  • Fireweed5
  • Red Clover4
  • Small Tortoiseshell4
Where it sits

Where Brünig Pass sits

Range
Alps751Western Alps353Northwestern Alps309Bernese Alps65Uri Alps18
Region
Canton of Obwalden4Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

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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 2026-07-24)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
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)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia