Balmberg Pass

Balmberg Pass is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Solothurn in . It connects and . The road is one of the steepest pass roads in Switzerland, with gradients of up to 25%.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Röti and Balmfluechöpfli.

Peak
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is a peak.

Peak
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is a peak.

Castle
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The are the remains of a fortified cave dwelling at the foot of Balmfluh in the Jura Mountains, in the municipality of in the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Welschenrohr and Niederwil.

Village
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is a former municipality in the district of Thal in the canton of Solothurn in . On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of and merged to form the new municipality of Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen.

Village
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was a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in . In 2011 merged into .

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in .

Balmberg Pass

Latitude
47.26615° or 47° 15′ 58″ north
Longitude
7.53956° or 7° 32′ 22″ east
Elevation
1,079 metres (3,540 feet)
Open location code
8FV97G8Q+FR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 298165333
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
11073930
Wiki­data ID
Q458220
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Satellite Map

Discover Balmberg Pass from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Venetian—“Balmberg Pass” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Балмберг”
  • Cebuano: “Balmberg”
  • Croatian: “Prijevoj Balmberg”
  • Dutch: “Balmberg Pass”
  • Dutch: “Balmberg”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بالمبيرج پاس”
  • French: “Balmberg”
  • German: “Balmberg”
  • Italian: “Balmberg”
  • Ladin: “Balmberg Pass”
  • Russian: “Бальмберг”
  • Swedish: “Balmberg”
  • Venetian: “Balmberg”
  • “Balmberg”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Vorderer Balmberg and Berghaus Wannenfluh.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Seilpark Balmberg and Röti.

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