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Panix Pass
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Panix Pass or Panixer Pass (Romansh: Pass dil Veptga, German: Panixerpass) (2404 m) is a Swiss Alpine pass between the cantons of Glarus and Graubünden.
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Panix Pass | |
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![]() View from the pass towards Glarus | |
Elevation | 2,404 m (7,887 ft)[1] |
Traversed by | Trail |
Location | Glarus/Graubünden, Switzerland |
Range | Alps |
Coordinates | 46°51′21″N 09°06′14″E |
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The pass was once an important trade route between the canton of Glarus and Italy. It connects Elm in the Sernftal in Glarus with Pigniu (Panix) in the Vorderrhein valley of Graubünden. It is not passable by car.
In October 1799, Russian General Alexander Suvorov made a strategic retreat from the French Revolutionary forces south over the pass and regrouped his forces in Austria.