Pyhrn Pass

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Pyhrn Pass
Pyhrn Pass Location of Pyhrn Pass
Elevation	954 m (3,130 ft)
Traversed by	Federal Highway B 138
Location	Austria
Range	Alps
Coordinates	47°37′N 14°18′E / 47.617°N 14.300°E / 47.617; 14.300Coordinates: 47°37′N 14°18′E / 47.617°N 14.300°E / 47.617; 14.300

Pyhrn Pass is a mountain pass in the Austrian Alps between the Austrian states of Upper Austria and Styria.

It connects Warscheneck and and is at an elevation of 954 m (3,130 ft). The pass road (B 138) has a maximum grade of 10 percent.

Since the middle of the 1980s, traffic on the pass has been reduced by the opening of the for the A9 Pyhrn Autobahn. There has also been a railway tunnel since the nineteenth century. Since the road tunnel was built, the road has not been cleared regularly in winter, and there is a weight limit for trucking.

On the Upper Austrian side west of the pass is the summer and ski resort , and east of the pass is Bosruck, which is noted for hiking and cross-country skiing.

Because the pass is a relatively low one, it has been important regionally since the Stone Age.

See also[]

• List of highest paved roads in Europe
• List of mountain passes

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