Gries Pass
Gries Pass | |
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Gries Pass Location of Gries Pass | |
Elevation | 2,469 m (8,100 ft) |
Location | Switzerland–Italy border |
Range | Lepontine Alps, Alps |
Coordinates | 46°27′14″N 8°22′26″E / 46.45389°N 8.37389°ECoordinates: 46°27′14″N 8°22′26″E / 46.45389°N 8.37389°E |
Gries Pass (2469 m.) (Italian: Passo del Gries, German: Griespass) is a mountain pass between Valais, Switzerland and Formazza, Italy. There is no road over the pass, from Nufenen Pass the paved road ends and a bridle path leads over to the Italian side. A high pressure gas pipeline runs over the pass, coming from the North Sea to Italy.
See also[]
- List of mountain passes
- List of mountain passes in Switzerland
External links[]
Categories:
- Mountain passes of Valais
- Mountain passes of Piedmont
- Mountain passes of the Alps
- Italy–Switzerland border crossings
- Lepontine Alps
- Valais geography stubs
- Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola geography stubs