Sanetsch Pass, Anzère

Name: Sanetsch Pass
Address: Anzère, Switzerland

#4 among attractions in Anzère

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass

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Sanetsch Pass is a high mountain pass in Switzerland across the western Bernese Alps, connecting Gsteig in the canton of Berne and Sion in the canton of Valais. Although a road leads to the pass from Sion and goes further to the Lac de Sanetsch, it can not be completely traversed by car. In the summer season the pass is accessible by PostBus and can also be traversed by cable car. The highest point of the road is at 2,252 metres. ()

Local name: Sanetschpass Maximum elevation: 7356 ftCoordinates: 46°19'49"N, 7°17'10"E

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Anzère Switzerland

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Sanetsch Pass – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Scex Rouge, Wildhorn, Peak Walk, Lac de Sanetsch.

3.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Scex Rouge, Les Diablerets
100 min walk • The Scex Rouge is a mountain of the Alps, overlooking Les Diablerets in the canton of Vaud.
4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wildhorn
103 min walk • The Wildhorn is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. At 3,248 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the Bernese Alps west of the Gemmi Pass.
4 miW
View point, Mountain, Bridge
Peak Walk, Les Diablerets
101 min walk • Peak Walk is a pedestrian suspension bridge linking two mountain peaks in the Swiss Alps. It is situated in the Diablerets massif of the Bernese Alps in the canton of Vaud, and connects the peak of Scex Rouge with another peak.
1.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de Sanetsch
47 min walk • Lac de Sanetsch is a reservoir below Sanetsch Pass in Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 29 ha. The Sanetsch dam was built in 1965. The gravity dam has a height of 42 metres.
3.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Refuge L'espace
84 min walk • The Quille du Diable is a peak of the Diablerets massif, located on the border of the municipalities of Conthey and Savièse in the canton of Valais.
3.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Oldenhorn
79 min walk • The Oldenhorn is a mountain in the western Bernese Alps in Switzerland. The summit is the tripoint between the cantons of Vaud, Berne and Valais. The Oldenhorn is the second highest peak of the massif of the Diablerets and canton of Vaud. It overlooks the Tsanfleuron Glacier on the south and the Col du Pillon on the north.
2.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Etang de Trente Pas
75 min walk • Etang de Trente Pas is a small lake and bog below Mont Gond, above Conthey, in Valais, Switzerland. A literal translation of its name is "Pond of 30 steps". The unit of measure "pas" equaled about 60 centimeters.
3.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Gond
82 min walk • Mont Gond is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Derborence in Valais. It is located between the Diablerets and the Rhone valley.
2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
La Fava
51 min walk • La Fava is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Valais, between the Diablerets and the Rhone valley.
4.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sex Rouge
110 min walk • The Sex Rouge is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Anzère in the canton of Valais. It belongs to the massif of the Wildhorn massif and it overlooks the Lac des Audannes.
1.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Arpelistock
43 min walk • The Arpelistock is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It belongs to the massif of the Wildhorn and lies approximately halfway between the Sanetsch Pass and the summit of the Wildhorn.