Gampen Pass
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Gampen Pass | |
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Elevation | 1,518 m (4,980 ft) |
Traversed by | SS238 |
Location | Italy |
Range | Tyrol |
Coordinates | 46°31′49″N 11°06′43″E / 46.53028°N 11.11194°ECoordinates: 46°31′49″N 11°06′43″E / 46.53028°N 11.11194°E |
![]() ![]() Gampen Pass Location of Gampen Pass |
Gampen Pass (German: Gampenpass, Gampenjoch, Italian: Passo delle Palade); (1,518 m) is a high mountain pass in the South Tyrol, northern Italy. It connects the Adige valley and the Non Valley. The pass is open year-round. The pass road has a maximum gradient of 9%.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Gampenpass_02.jpg/170px-Gampenpass_02.jpg)
Memorial on top of the pass
From 1810 until 1815, the pass was on the border of the Italian state founded by Napoleon and the Kingdom of Bavaria to the north.
See also[]
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes
External links[]
Media related to Gampen Pass at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Mountain passes of the Alps
- Mountain passes of South Tyrol
- Mountain passes of Trentino
- Nonsberg Group