The Weissenstein is a mountain

Mountain

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 of the Jura

Jura mountains

The Jura Mountains are a small mountain range located north of the Alps, separating the Rhine and Rhone rivers and forming part of the watershed of each...

 range

Mountain range

A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...

 near Solothurn

Solothurn

The city of Solothurn is the capital of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The city also comprises the only municipality of the district of the same name.-Pre-roman settlement:...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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There is a chairlift

Chairlift

An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel cable loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs...

 from Oberdorf

Oberdorf, Solothurn

Oberdorf is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.-Geography:Oberdorf has an area, , of . Of this area, or 24.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 67.8% is forested...

 to the spa hotel

Hotel

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...

 on top of the mountain (length: 2339 m). The tunnel

Tunnel

A tunnel is an underground passageway, completely enclosed except for openings for egress, commonly at each end.A tunnel may be for foot or vehicular road traffic, for rail traffic, or for a canal. Some tunnels are aqueducts to supply water for consumption or for hydroelectric stations or are sewers...

 of the railway line Solothurn-Moutier

Moutier

Moutier is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura .-History:...

 from Oberdorf to Gänsbrunnen

Gänsbrunnen

Gänsbrunnen is a municipality in the district of Thal in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The French name for Gänsbrunnen is Saint-Joseph.Gänsbrunnen is one of the smallest municipalities in Solothurn.-Geography:...

 on the other side was opened in 1908. The chairlift crosses the railway track in front of the tunnel portal at Oberdorf, which is the only setting of this kind in Switzerland.

The pass road leading from the village of Oberdorf across the Weissenstein Pass

Weissenstein Pass

Weissenstein Pass is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.It connects Oberdorf and Gänsbrunnen. The pass road has a maximum grade of 22 percent and is one of the steepest roads in Switzerland....

(1279 m) to Gänsbrunnen is one of the steepest in Switzerland (22%).

External links

• Weissenstein, the chairlift operator, in German.