Foo Pass
{{Short description|Mountain pass in the Glarus Alps, Switzerland}}
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| photo_caption = View from the pass towards the canton of Glarus
| elevation_m = 2223
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| traversed = Trail
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| map_caption = Location in Switzerland
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| label = Foo Pass
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| location = Glarus/St. Gallen, Switzerland
| range = Glarus Alps
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The Foo Pass ({{langx|de|Foopass}}) is a mountain pass of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Glarus, at an elevation of {{convert|2223|m|ft|abbr=on}}. It crosses the col between the peaks of Foostock and Piz Sardona.{{cite map | publisher = Swiss Confederation | title = map.geo.admin.ch | url = http://map.geo.admin.ch/?zoom=6&X=200042.00&Y=736053.00&lang=en&topic=ech&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe | accessdate = 2015-05-13}}{{cite book | title = Trekking in the Alps | first = Kev | last = Reynolds | pages = 124–135 | chapter = Trek 10 - Alpine Pass Route | publisher = Cicerone | year = 2011 | isbn = 978 1 85284 600 8}}
The pass is traversed by a trail, which connects the village of Weisstannen, in the canton of St. Gallen at an elevation of {{convert|1004|m|abbr=on}}, with the village of Elm, in the canton of Glarus at an elevation of {{convert|977|m|abbr=on}}. The trail forms part of the Alpine Pass Route, a long-distance hiking trail across Switzerland between Sargans and Montreux.
The alpine pasture below the pass on the St Gallen side is notable for its marmot colony.
See also
References
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External links
- {{commonscat-inline|Foopass|Foo Pass}}
- [http://www.via-alpina.org/en/stage/344 Foo Pass] on Via Alpina web site
- [http://www.hikr.org/dir/Foopass_11594/ Foopass] on Hikr web site
- [http://www.myswitzerland.com/en-gb/crossing-foo-pass.html Crossing Foo Pass] from MySwitzerland web site
Category:Mountain passes of Switzerland
Category:Mountain passes of the Alps
Category:Mountain passes of the canton of Glarus
Category:Mountain passes of the canton of St. Gallen
Category:Glarus–St. Gallen border
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