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Pointe de Bricola · 3,658 m · 40 km SE
Pass · Canton of Valais

Sanetsch pass

2,235 m7,333 ft
Tonight
-8°CSnow showers · Wind 8 km/h W

Sanetsch pass is a mountain pass at 2,235 m in Canton of Valais, Switzerland.

All facts
Saddle
2,235 m
Lowest point
1,628 m / 2,093 m
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Pass

Sanetsch pass: the climb from each side

Saddle 2,235 mGlarey 1,628 m+607 m · 2.8 kmnortheast side 2,093 m+142 m · 1.7 km

Crossed by: Route du Sanetsch

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

3D map

Sanetsch pass 3D map

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Topographic map

Sanetsch 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

Sanetsch pass elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Sanetsch pass weather

Tonight · Snow showers · -8°C (18°F) · 1.6 mm · Wind 8 km/h W

Sanetsch pass forecast for about 2,235 m.

  • Tonight-8°1.6 mm8 km/h W
  • Today-7°-4°10.7 mm10 km/h NW
  • Sun-11°1°16.5 mm8 km/h NW
  • Mon-10°2°–4 km/h N
  • Tue-3°7°–2 km/h N
  • Wed-3°5°–4 km/h N
  • Thu-6°7°–3 km/h N
  • Fri-3°7°–3 km/h W
  • Sat-3°5°4.3 mm4 km/h NW
  • Sun-3°0°2.9 mm5 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 Sanetsch pass

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

All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Parking0.2 km N
Parking0.2 km N
Parking1.6 km SE
Cabane de PrarochetHut3.5 km WSW
Cabane des DiableretsHut5.5 km W
Cabane de Gelten SACHut6.0 km NE
Heiti CampingCampsite6.0 km NNW
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°
24.3%
Moderate, 15–30°
39.5%
Steep, 30–45°
26.9%
Cliffs, 45° and over
9.3%
Steeper than 30°
36.2% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
1,845 m low point 1,210 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 44.7%Bare rock / sparse 31.6%Trees 11.8%Snow & ice 5.9%Moss & lichen 5.3%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 Sanetsch pass.

NESW2 km5 km123456
Summit list 6
  1. 1Sanetschhorn2,924 m 1.8 km WNW
  2. 2Gstellihorn2,818 m 2.4 km NW
  3. 3Arpelistock3,036 m 2.8 km ENE
  4. 4Arpelihore2,920 m 3.0 km NE
  5. 5Le Sérac2,817 m 3.6 km E
  6. 6Hüenerhörnli2,744 m 3.7 km NE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 268 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Alpine Toadflax10
  • Purple Gentian9
  • Moss Campion7
  • Cynthia's Fritillary7
  • Globe-flowered Orchid7
  • Edelweiss7
Where it sits

Where Sanetsch pass sits

Range
Alps751Western Alps353Northwestern Alps309Bernese Alps42
Region
Canton of Valais117Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
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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 2026-09-22)
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
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