Jaufen Pass

The Jaufen Pass is a high mountain pass in the in the in . It connects Meran and on the road to the . It is the northernmost pass in the Alps that is completely in Italy.
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  • 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.

Peak
is a peak.

Peak
The or Flecknerspitze is a peak of the mountain range in , . 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.

Hamlet
is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km west of Jaufen Pass.

Village
Photo: Plentn, CC0.
is a village, which is situated 8 km southeast of Jaufen Pass.

Village
is a village, which is situated 9 km northeast of Jaufen Pass.

Jaufen Pass

Latitude
46.8396° or 46° 50′ 23″ north
Longitude
11.32147° or 11° 19′ 17″ east
Elevation
1,918 metres (6,293 feet)
Open location code
8FRHR8QC+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 102553330
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
3172897
Wiki­data ID
Q533765
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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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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Jaufen Pass”. Photo: SteveK, CC BY 2.5.