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Nufenen Pass
View from the pass towards the Bernese Alps with the Finsteraarhorn (left) and Lauteraarhorn (right)
Elevation2,478 m (8,130 ft)[1]
Traversed byRoad
LocationTicino/Valais, Switzerland
RangeAlps
Coordinates46°28′41″N 08°23′35″E / 46.47806°N 8.39306°E / 46.47806; 8.39306
Nufenen Pass is located in Switzerland
Nufenen Pass
Nufenen Pass
Location in Switzerland
Nufenen Pass is located in Canton of Ticino
Nufenen Pass
Nufenen Pass
Nufenen Pass (Canton of Ticino)
Nufenen Pass is located in Canton of Valais
Nufenen Pass
Nufenen Pass
Nufenen Pass (Canton of Valais)

Nufenen Pass (Italian: Passo della Novena, German: Nufenenpass) is the second highest mountain pass with a paved road in Switzerland,[citation needed] with an elevation of 2,478 metres. It lies between the summits of Pizzo Gallina (north) and the Nufenenstock (south). The road opened to motor vehicle traffic in September 1969.[2]

Route

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The pass road from Ulrichen in the canton of Valais leads to the Bedretto valley in the canton of Ticino, linking Brig to Airolo. It is not the lowest pass between the two valleys, as there is another unnamed pass one kilometre to the south, elevation 2,440 metres, which is traversed by a trail.

The source of the river Ticino lies east of the top of the pass. Towards the north are views of the Bernese Alps, including the Finsteraarhorn while there is a view over the Gries Glacier to the south.

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  • View of Griesgletscher from the pass
    View of Griesgletscher from the pass
  • Another view from the pass
    Another view from the pass
  • Nufenen Pass
    Nufenen Pass

See also

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Bibliography

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  • Nicola Pfund, Sui passi in bicicletta - Swiss Alpine passes by bicycle, Fontana Edizioni, 2012, p. 54-61. ISBN 978-88-8191-281-0

Sources and further reading

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps
  2. ^ "News and Views: new Swiss Pass". Autocar. Vol. 131 (nbr 3834). 14 August 1969. p. 50.
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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nufenen_Pass

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