Jaun Pass

Jaun Pass

Jaun Pass
Elevation 1,509 m (4,951 ft)[1]
Traversed by Road
Location Bern, Switzerland
Range Alps
Coordinates 46°35′27″N 07°20′20″E / 46.59083°N 7.33889°E / 46.59083; 7.33889Coordinates: 46°35′27″N 07°20′20″E / 46.59083°N 7.33889°E / 46.59083; 7.33889
Jaun Pass

Location in Switzerland

Jaun Pass (German: Jaunpass, French: col de Bellegarde) is a high mountain pass (el. 1509 m.) in the Swiss Alps linking Charmey and Jaun in the canton of Fribourg with Reidenbach (part of the municipality of Boltigen) in the canton of Bern. The pass itself is located within the canton of Bern.

The pass road was completed in 1878.

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References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps
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