Bivacco Passo del Gries

Bivacco Passo del Gries is a shelter in Formazza, Verbania, Piedmont and has an elevation of 2,450 metres. Bivacco Passo del Gries is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Gries Pass, as well as near Bättelmattpass.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gries Pass and Griessee.

Gries Pass

Mountain saddle

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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.

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

Klein Grieshorn

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riale and Frua.

Riale

Hamlet

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Riale is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Bivacco Passo del Gries.

Frua

Hamlet

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Frua is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southeast of Bivacco Passo del Gries.

Sotto Frua

Hamlet

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Sotto Frua is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km southeast of Bivacco Passo del Gries.

Bivacco Passo del Gries

Type: Shelter
Categories: bivouac shelter and building
Location: Formazza, Verbania, Piedmont, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

46.45098° or 46° 27′ 4″ north

Longitude

8.37076° or 8° 22′ 15″ east

Elevation

2,450 metres (8,038 feet)

Open location code

8FRCF92C+98

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=shelter

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“Bivacco Passo del Gries” goes by many names.

Italian: “Bivacco al passo del Gries”
Italian: “Bivacco Passo del Gries”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bättelmattpass and Kleines Grieshorn.

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