Simplon Pass, Simplonblick
Simplon Pass, Simplonblick is a bus stop in Simplon, Brig District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,009 metres. Simplon Pass, Simplonblick is situated nearby to the hotel Simplon Hospice, as well as near Rotelsee.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Simplon Pass and Simplon Hospice.
Simplon Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Simplon Pass is a high mountain pass between the Pennine Alps and the Lepontine Alps in Switzerland. It connects Brig in the canton of Valais with Domodossola in Piedmont.
Simplon Hospice
Hotel
The Simplon Hospice is a large building where travellers and merchants can get food, accommodation and shelter from the harsh climate. In a decree of 21 February 1801 Napoleon Bonaparte commissioned the building of a hospice on top of the Simplon Pass. Simplon Hospice is situated 410 metres south of Simplon Pass, Simplonblick.
Rotelsee
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rotelsee is a lake near Simplon Pass in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The water of the lake powers a small turbine in the monastery Simplon Hospice. Rotelsee is situated 600 metres south of Simplon Pass, Simplonblick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosswald and Ried-Brig.
Rosswald
Village
Rosswald is a car-free village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. It lies in the eastern part of the canton, in the Simplon region, at an altitude of 1,819 metres. Rosswald is situated 6 km north of Simplon Pass, Simplonblick.
Ried-Brig
Village
Photo: Bene16, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ried-Brig is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Ried-Brig is situated 7 km north of Simplon Pass, Simplonblick.
Glis
Village
Photo: Gestumblindi, CC BY 3.0.
Glis is a village, which is situated 8 km northwest of Simplon Pass, Simplonblick.
Simplon Pass, Simplonblick
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Simplon, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.24992° or 46° 14′ 60″ northLongitude
8.03125° or 8° 1′ 53″ eastElevation
2,009 metres (6,591 feet)Operator
PAGOpen location code
8FRC62XJ+XFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1408960672OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platformGeoNames ID
10384062
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- German: “Simplon Pass, Simplonblick”
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