Nufenen Pass

Nufenen Pass is the second highest mountain pass, after , with a paved road in , at an elevation of 2,478 metres. It lies between the summits of and the .
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  • Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,440 metres (8,005 feet)
  • …is also known as “Nufenenpass / Passo della Novena”
  • Description: mountain pass in Switzerland linking the cantons of Valais and Ticino

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nufenenstock and Capanna Corno Gries.
The Nufenestock is a mountain of the …
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is a mountain hut.
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is a dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riale and Obergesteln.
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is a hamlet.
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is a village in the municipality…
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is a hamlet.

Nufenen Pass

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Latitude
46.4729° or 46° 28′ 22″ north
Longitude
8.38934° or 8° 23′ 22″ east
Open location code
8FRCF9FQ+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 14070313394
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
2659429
Wiki­data ID
Q570647

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swiss German—“Nufenen Pass” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Нуфененпас”
  • Catalan: “Coll de Nufenen”
  • Cebuano: “Nufenenpass”
  • Czech: “Nufenenpass”
  • Dutch: “Nufenenpas”
  • Esperanto: “Nufenenpasejo”
  • Finnish: “Nufenensola”
  • French: “col du Nufenen”
  • French: “Col du Nufenen”
  • German: “Nufenenpass”
  • Italian: “Passo della Novena”
  • Italian: “Passo Nüfenen”
  • Japanese: “ノヴェーナ峠”
  • Korean: “누페넨 고개”
  • Latin: “Novena”
  • Lombard: “Pass de Nufenen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nufenenpasset”
  • Polish: “Nufenenpass”
  • Portuguese: “Passo do Nufenen”
  • Romanian: “Pasul Nufenen”
  • Romansh: “Pass dal Nufenen”
  • Russian: “Нуфенен (перевал)”
  • Russian: “Нуфенен”
  • Spanish: “Puerto de Nufenen”
  • Swedish: “Nufenenpass”
  • Swedish: “Nufenenpasset”
  • Swiss German: “Nufene”
  • Swiss German: “Nufenenpass”
  • Swiss German: “Nufenepass”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chilchhorn and Passo del Corno.

Valais: Highlights

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