Gries Pass
Gries Pass is a 2,469-metre-high 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,452 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Also known as: “Passo di Griés” and “Passo Gries”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Griessee and Klein Grieshorn.
Griessee
Reservoir
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Griessee is a lake in Valais, Switzerland. The reservoir is located in the municipality of Ulrichen and can be reached by road from Nufenen Pass. The lake is fed by the Gries Glacier. Its surface area is 55.5 ha. The gravity dam Gries was built in 1965.
Klein Grieshorn
Peak
Photo: Olonia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Klein Grieshorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. The summit is the tripoint between the cantons of Valais, Ticino and the region of Piedmont.
Grieshorn
Peak
Photo: Olonia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grieshorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. With an altitude of 2,969 metres above sea level, it is the culminating point of the group lying between the Gries Pass, the San Giacomo Pass and the Nufenen Pass.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riale and Frua.
Gries Pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Formazza, Verbania, Piedmont, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
46.45377° or 46° 27′ 14″ northLongitude
8.37398° or 8° 22′ 26″ eastElevation
2,452 metres (8,045 feet)Open location code
8FRCF93F+GHOpenStreetMap ID
node 290183612OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Korean—“Gries Pass” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غريس باس”
- Bulgarian: “Гриеспас”
- Cebuano: “Griespass”
- Chinese: “格里斯山口”
- Czech: “Griespass”
- Dutch: “Griespas”
- French: “col de Gries”
- French: “Col de Gries”
- French: “Col du Gries”
- German: “Griespass”
- Italian: “Passo del Gries”
- Korean: “그리스 고개”
- Korean: “그리스 패스”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mandeli and Stocke.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bivacco Passo del Gries and Kleines Grieshorn.
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