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The Grimsel Pass is a Swiss mountain pass that connects the Bernese Oberland with the Upper Valais and separates the Bernese from the Uri Alps. Within Switzerland, it is often referred to in short form as (the) Grimsel, rarely in masculine form (the Grimsel). The pass height (cantonal border) is at 2164 m above sea level. M. on the European watershed between the Mediterranean and the North Sea. The historic mule track was expanded in the 19th century to a modern high alpine road, which is open in summer; its vertex is only slightly northeast on the Valais side (2164 m above sea level)Source: Wikipedia
September 23, 2019
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