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Boggtschingel · 3,079 m · 3.7 km SE
Pass · Canton of Uri

Klausen Pass

1,953 m6,407 ft
Connects
Klus-Vorfrutt – Äsch
Tonight
-6°CSnow · Wind 9 km/h W

Klausen Pass is a mountain pass at 1,953 m in Canton of Uri, Switzerland. It links Klus-Vorfrutt and Äsch.

All facts
Saddle
1,953 m
Lowest point
1,667 m / 1,239 m
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Klausen Pass 3D map

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Klausen Pass topographic map

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Klausen Pass elevation profile

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Pass

Klausen Pass: the climb from each side

Saddle 1,953 mKlus-Vorfrutt 1,667 m+286 m · 1.6 kmÄsch 1,239 m+714 m · 2.9 km

Crossed by: 17 Klausenstrasse

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

Weather

Klausen Pass weather

Tonight · Snow · -6°C (21°F) · 1.8 mm · Wind 9 km/h W

Klausen Pass forecast for about 1,953 m.

  • Tonight-6°1.8 mm9 km/h W
  • Today-7°-3°10.4 mm13 km/h S
  • Sun-7°1°21.5 mm13 km/h S
  • Mon-9°5°–6 km/h S
  • Tue1°9°–3 km/h SE
  • Wed1°4°0.4 mm3 km/h NW
  • Thu-4°5°–6 km/h SE
  • Fri-5°6°–4 km/h NW
  • Sat-4°4°0.8 mm6 km/h W
  • Sun-2°1°9.6 mm5 km/h NW

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 Klausen Pass

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.0 km WNW

    +2 more within 0.1 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Klettersteig Zingelstöckli

    4.5 km NE

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Glattalphütte

    5.6 km NNE · +2 more within 6.2 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    5.6 km N

    +2 more within 7.0 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 10
PlaceDistance
Parking0.0 km WNW
Parking0.1 km W
Parking0.1 km ENE
Klettersteig ZingelstöckliTrailhead4.5 km NE
GlattalphütteHut5.6 km NNE
Caravan site5.6 km N
PlanurahütteHut5.7 km SSE
Caravan site6.1 km ENE
ClaridenhütteHut6.2 km E
Caravan site7.0 km ENE
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°
25.5%
Moderate, 15–30°
36.7%
Steep, 30–45°
25.8%
Cliffs, 45° and over
12.0%
Steeper than 30°
37.8% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
2,153 m low point 1,105 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 48.5%Snow & ice 22.0%Bare rock / sparse 18.3%Trees 6.8%Moss & lichen 3.7%Water 0.6%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4 km of Klausen Pass.

NESW2 km5 km12345
Summit list 5
  1. 1Clariden3,267 m 3.1 km SSE
  2. 2Chammliberg3,215 m 3.6 km SSW
  3. 3Boggtschingel3,078 m 3.6 km SE
  4. 4Tüfelsstock2,961 m 3.8 km ESE
  5. 5Nördlicher Tüfelsstock2,960 m 3.8 km ESE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 209 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Moss Campion9
  • Spring gentian8
  • Bavarian gentian7
  • Alpine Toadflax7
  • Trumpet gentian6
  • Alpine sainfoin6
Where it sits

Where Klausen Pass sits

Range
Alps751Western Alps353Northwestern Alps309Glarner Alpen im weiteren Sinne (SOIUSA)20Glarus Alps14
Region
Canton of Uri18Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

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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