Jaufen Pass
The Jaufen Pass is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the South Tyrol in Italy. It connects Meran and Sterzing on the road to the Brenner Pass. It is the northernmost pass in the Alps that is completely in Italy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,918 metres
- Description: high mountain pass in the Alps in the South Tyrol in Italy
- Also known as: “Giovo Pass”, “Jaufenpass”, “Jaufenpass - Passo di Monte Giovo”, “Jauphenpasse”, “Mount Grovo Pass”, “Passo del Giovo”, “Passo di Monte Giovo”, and “Passo Giovo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jaufenspitze and Fleckner.
Fleckner
Peak
Photo: Ramessos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fleckner or Flecknerspitze is a peak of the Stubai Alps mountain range in South Tyrol, Italy. The peak has an elevation of 2331 m and on its top there is a large summit cross, which surrounded by green meadow during summer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gomion and Weißenbach.
Gomion
Hamlet
Photo: Andrija12345678, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gomion is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km west of Jaufen Pass.
Thuins
Village
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thuins is a village, which is situated 9 km northeast of Jaufen Pass.
Jaufen Pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: San Leonardo in Passiria/St. Leonhard in Passeier, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
46.8396° or 46° 50′ 23″ northLongitude
11.32147° or 11° 19′ 17″ eastElevation
1,918 metres (6,293 feet)Open location code
8FRHR8QC+RHOpenStreetMap ID
node 102553330OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian Bokmål—“Jaufen Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Passo di Monte Giovo”
- Croatian: “Prijevoj Jaufen”
- Dutch: “Jaufenpas”
- French: “col de Monte Giovo”
- French: “Col de Monte Giovo”
- German: “Jaufen”
- German: “Jaufenpass”
- Hungarian: “Jaufen-hágó”
- Italian: “Giovo”
- Italian: “passo di Giovo”
- Italian: “passo di Monte Giovo”
- Italian: “Passo di Monte Giovo”
- Latin: “Iugum Iovis”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Jaufenpasset”
- Norwegian: “Jaufenpasset”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Schlupperalm - Alpe di Casalupa and Bach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kapelle Maria Heimsuchung and Ameisenhügel.
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