St. Anton (Pass)

Pass St. Anton, east view

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The St. Anton is a pass with 1,110 meters in the territory of the municipality Oberegg in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland.

It is the highest point of a mountain road that connects the Appenzeller country with the St. Gallen Rhine Valley. It begins in Oberegg and ends on the Ruppenpass. This viewpoint is called by the locals " Toeni " and is attended by motorcyclists, bikers and hikers as a destination.

At the pass is a Saint Anthony of Padua chapel dedicated.

The pass is not to be confused with St. Anton am Arlberg Pass in the Tyrol.

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