The Jungfraujoch (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈjʊŋfraʊˌjɔx], lit. "maiden saddle") is a saddle connecting two major 4000ers of the Bernese Alps : the Jungfrau and the Mönch . It lies at an elevation of 3,463 metres (11,362 ft) above sea level and is directly overlooked by the rocky prominence of the Sphinx. The Jungfraujoch is a glacier saddle, on the upper snows of the Aletsch Glacier , and part of the Jungfrau-Aletsch area, situated on the boundary between the cantons of Bern and Valais , halfway between Interlaken and Fiesch .

Since 1912, the Jungfraujoch has been accessible to tourists by the Jungfrau line, a railway from Interlaken and Kleine Scheidegg , running partly underground through a tunnel through the Eiger and Mönch. The Jungfraujoch railway station , at an elevation of 3,454 metres (11,332 ft) is the highest in Europe.