Gries Pass
Encyclopedia
Gries Pass (Italian: Passo del Gries, German: Griespass) is a mountain pass between Valais
, Switzerland
and Formazza
, Italy
. There is no motorway over the pass, from Nufenen Pass
the paved road ends and a bridle path
leads over to the Italian side. A high pressure gas pipeline
runs over the pass, coming from the North Sea
to Italy.
Valais
The Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps. The canton is one of the drier parts of Switzerland in its central Rhône valley...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and Formazza
Formazza
Formazza is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 160 km northeast of Turin and about 50 km north of Verbania, on the border with Switzerland...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. There is no motorway over the pass, from Nufenen Pass
Nufenen Pass
Nufenen Pass is the highest mountain pass in the Swiss Alps. It lies between the summits of Pizzo Gallina and Nufenestock ....
the paved road ends and a bridle path
Bridle path
A bridle path is a thoroughfare originally made for horses, but which these days serves a wide range of interests, including hikers, walkers and cyclists as well as equestrians. The laws relating to permissions vary from country to country...
leads over to the Italian side. A high pressure gas pipeline
Transitgas Pipeline
The Transitgas Pipeline is a long natural gas pipeline in Switzerland, which connects Trans Europa Naturgas Pipeline from Wallbach, Germany, and Gaz de France gas grid from Rodersdorf/Oltingue at the French-Swiss border with the Snam Rete Gas S.p.A...
runs over the pass, coming from the North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
to Italy.
See also
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes
- List of mountain passes in Switzerland