| Eigerjoch | |
|---|---|
 View from the north side | |
| Elevation | 3,605 m (11,827 ft) |
| Traversed by | Leslie Stephen and party (1859) |
| Location | Bern, Switzerland |
| Range | Bernese Alps |
| Coordinates | 46°34′20″N 8°00′24″E / 46.57222°N 8.00667°E |
The Eigerjoch is a high Alpine pass lying between the Mönch (south) and the Eiger (north). The lowest point (3,605 m) on the ridge is named Nördliches Eigerjoch while another pass (3,747 m) located closer to the Mönch is named Südliches Eigerjoch.
The Eiger does not lie in the ridge of the Bernese Alps which divides the basins of the Rhone and the Aar, but forms a promontory extending north-east from the Mönch, and is connected with it by a long and high arête, in which jagged teeth of rock project through a coating of ice. At the southern end, where this arete abuts against the shoulder of the Mönch, it overlooks the gently-sloping plateau which forms the summit of the Mönchsjoch, and the descent on the side of the Aletsch Glacier presents no serious difficulty.[1]