Oberalppass

The top of the pass is at 2044 m above sea level in the municipality of Tujetsch. Immediately west of the pass is the slightly dammed Oberalpsee.

The pass traffic leading through the Tujetsch was never very important. The current road over the Oberalp Pass was built in the years 1862-1863. In 1911, the construction of the Furka-Oberalp railway began, which was interrupted by the war, so that train traffic did not start until 1926.

For some years now, the name of the railway has been: Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn.

The main road that leads over the top of the pass is closed in winter.  The opening hours of the pass vary depending on snow conditions from mid-April to the beginning of December at the latest

Since October 2010, a red lighthouse has stood at the top of the pass, a scaled-down replica of the 14-metre-high tower that stood for 70 years in Hoek van Holland at the mouth of the Rhine.