Highest elevation
|
Name
|
Mountains
|
Country
|
Type
|
Between
|
Remarks
|
Highest point
|
c. 3,300 m[1] |
Veleta |
Sierra Nevada |
Spain |
dead end |
Granada and Pico Veleta |
Access road from Granada.[2] Free access until Hoya de la Mora at 2526 m.[3] From Hoya de la Mora onwards, the road gets much narrower and access to motor vehicles is restricted to those previously authorized. Asphalt ends at around 3300 m but the road continues unpaved until reaching 3380 m. |
37°03′21″N 03°22′09″W / 37.05583°N 3.36917°W / 37.05583; -3.36917 (Sierra Nevada)
|
2,845 m |
IRAM |
Sierra Nevada |
Spain |
dead end |
|
Private road serving a telescope.[4] Side road from Veleta road. |
37°03′57″N 03°23′35″W / 37.06583°N 3.39306°W / 37.06583; -3.39306 (Sierra Nevada)
|
2,829 m |
Ötztal Glacier Road |
Ötztal Alps |
Austria |
dead end |
|
access road from Sölden to Rettenbachferner and Tiefenbachferner glaciers, highest point at southern end of the tunnel[5][6] |
46°55′29″N 10°56′40″E / 46.92472°N 10.94444°E / 46.92472; 10.94444 (Ötztal Glacier Road)
|
2,802 m |
Cime de la Bonette |
French Alps |
France |
loop road |
One-way loop road running from Col de la Bonette at 2715 m, and surrounding Cime de la Bonette (2862 m); the highest point on the road is at 2802 m |
Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France |
44°19′18″N 6°48′25″E / 44.32167°N 6.80694°E / 44.32167; 6.80694 (Cime de la Bonette)
|
2,770 m |
Col de l'Iseran |
Graian Alps |
France |
pass |
Val-d'Isère, Tarentaise and Bonneval-sur-Arc, Maurienne |
the highest paved mountain pass in the Alps, Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France; the latest French IGN maps mark this pass as 2764 metres |
45°25′1″N 07°01′51″E / 45.41694°N 7.03083°E / 45.41694; 7.03083 (Col de l'Iseran)
|
2,757 m |
Stilfserjoch Stelvio Pass |
Ortler Alps Eastern Alps |
Italy |
pass |
Stilfs and Bormio |
the highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps. Often designated the Cima Coppi in the annual running of the Giro d'Italia. The shield at the pass summit indicates a height of 2760 metres. |
46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E / 46.52861°N 10.45278°E / 46.52861; 10.45278 (Stelvio Pass)
|
2,750 m |
Kaunertal Glacier Road |
Ötztal Alps |
Austria |
dead end |
|
access road from Feichten to the Weißseeferner and a ski area, the highest bus stop in Austria |
46°51′51″N 10°42′48″E / 46.86417°N 10.71333°E / 46.86417; 10.71333 (Kaunertal)
|
2,744 m |
Col Agnel Colle dell'Agnello |
Cottian Alps |
France
Italy |
pass |
Queyras and Pontechianale |
highest international paved pass of the Alps. Often designated the Cima Coppi in the annual running of the Giro d'Italia. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France |
44°41′2″N 06°58′46″E / 44.68389°N 6.97944°E / 44.68389; 6.97944 (Col Agnel)
|
2,715 m |
Col de la Bonette |
French Alps |
France |
pass |
Jausiers and Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée. A one-way loop road originates here and reaches higher up to a marble monument at 2802 m, (conventionally named Cime de la Bonette, although the real summit is still higher up at 2862 m, accessible on foot) |
Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France |
|
2,645 m |
Col du Galibier |
Dauphiné Alps |
France |
pass |
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne and Briançon |
Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France |
45°03′50.4″N 06°24′28.8″E / 45.064000°N 6.408000°E / 45.064000; 6.408000 (Col du Galibier)
|
2,641 m |
Col du Nivolet Colle del Nivolet |
Graian Alps |
Italy |
dead end |
Ceresole Reale (Piedmont) |
film location in The Italian Job, including the final bus crash. |
45°28′49″N 7°08′32″E / 45.48028°N 7.14222°E / 45.48028; 7.14222 (Col du Nivolet)
|
2,621 m |
Gavia Pass |
Italian Alps |
Italy |
pass |
Bormio (Sondrio) and Ponte di Legno (Brescia) |
Often designated the Cima Coppi in the annual running of the Giro d'Italia |
46°20′37″N 10°29′17″E / 46.34361°N 10.48806°E / 46.34361; 10.48806 (Gavia Pass)
|
2,571 m |
Edelweissspitze |
Hohe Tauern |
Austria |
dead end |
Fusch (Salzburg) and Heiligenblut (Carinthia) |
Sideroad of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road |
47°07′25″N 12°49′53″E / 47.12361°N 12.83139°E / 47.12361; 12.83139 (Edelweissspitze)
|
2,552 m |
Road to Vintcheto |
Rila |
Bulgaria |
dead end |
Kalin Reservoir and Karagyol Reservoir |
Highest concrete-paved road in the Balkans. The highest part is closed between late October to beginning of July due to snow |
|
2,829 m |
Ötztal Glacier Road |
Ötztal Alps |
Austria |
dead end |
|
access road from Sölden to Rettenbachferner and Tiefenbachferner glaciers, highest point at southern end of the tunnel[7][8] |
46°55′29″N 10°56′40″E / 46.92472°N 10.94444°E / 46.92472; 10.94444 (Ötztal Glacier Road)
|
2,535 m |
Meghri Pass |
Zangezur Mountains |
Armenia |
pass |
Kajaran (Syunik Marz ) and Lichkvaz (Syunik Marz) |
Highest paved mountain pass in Armenia |
39°11′59″N 46°16′12″E / 39.19972°N 46.27000°E / 39.19972; 46.27000 (M2 - Meghri Pass)
|
2,501 m |
Umbrail Pass Giogo di Santa Maria |
Ortler Alps Eastern Alps |
Switzerland
Italy |
pass |
Santa Maria Val Müstair, Stelvio Pass and Bormio |
|
46°32′35″N 10°26′02″E / 46.54306°N 10.43389°E / 46.54306; 10.43389 (Umbrail Pass)
|
2,481 m |
Colle Fauniera |
Cottian Alps |
Italy |
pass |
Castelmagno / Marmora, Piedmont and Demonte |
(also known as Colle dei Morti, "Hill of the Dead") |
44°23′09″N 7°07′19″E / 44.3857°N 7.12189°E / 44.3857; 7.12189 (Colle Fauniera)
|
2,478 m |
Nufenen Pass |
Lepontine Alps |
Switzerland |
pass |
Pizzo Gallina, Ulrichen, Valais and Nufenestock, Bedretto, Ticino, Brig, Airolo |
Views of the Finsteraarhorn and the Gries Glacier. |
46°28′41″N 08°23′35″E / 46.47806°N 8.39306°E / 46.47806; 8.39306 (Nufenen Pass)
|
2,474 m |
Timmelsjoch Passo del Rombo |
Ötztal Alps |
Austria
Italy |
pass |
Oetz, Tyrol and St. Leonhard in Passeier, South Tyrol |
Paved road projected before WW II but completed only in 1967. Closed to lorries and vehicles with trailers. Toll station on Austrian side. |
46°54′19″N 11°05′50″E / 46.90528°N 11.09722°E / 46.90528; 11.09722 (Timmelsjoch)
|
2,469 m |
Great St Bernard Pass |
Valais Alps |
Switzerland
Italy |
pass |
Martigny, Valais and Aosta, Aosta Valley |
the third highest road pass in Switzerland. |
45°52′08″N 7°10′14″E / 45.86889°N 7.17056°E / 45.86889; 7.17056 (Great St Bernard Pass)
|
2,454 m |
Col de la Moutière |
Alps |
France |
dead end |
Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage and Uvernet-Fours or Jausiers via the Col de Restefond |
The west side is not a paved road |
|
2,432 m |
Mölltaler Gletscherstrasse/Hochwurtenspeicher |
Alps |
Austria |
dead end |
Ausserfragant |
[9] |
|
2,429 m |
Furka Pass |
Uri Alps Lepontine Alps |
Switzerland |
pass |
Gletsch, Valais and Realp, Canton of Uri |
used as a location in the James Bond film Goldfinger. Site of the Rhone Glacier, source of river Rhone. In-glacier prepared Ice Cave accessible from the road at 2300 m |
46°34′22″N 08°25′00″E / 46.57278°N 8.41667°E / 46.57278; 8.41667 (Furka Pass)
|
2,420 m |
Mölltaler Gletscherstrasse/Hochwurtenspeicher |
Alps |
Austria |
dead end |
Döllach |
[10] |
|
2,413 m |
Col du Granon |
Alps |
France |
pass |
Saint-Chaffrey, La Salle-les-Alpes |
Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France, paved only on the west side |
44°57′46″N 06°36′40″E / 44.96278°N 6.61111°E / 44.96278; 6.61111 (Col du Granon)
|
2,409 m |
Roque de los Muchachos |
La Palma |
Spain |
dead end |
Santa Cruz de La Palma |
Highest point on La Palma island and highest road in the Canary Islands. Road leads to Roque de los Muchachos Observatory. |
28°45′15.99″N 17°53′6.56″W / 28.7544417°N 17.8851556°W / 28.7544417; -17.8851556 (Roque de los Muchachos)
|
2,408 m |
Envalira Pass |
Pyrenees |
Andorra |
pass |
Soldeu and El Pas de la Casa (Andorra) and L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre (France) |
Highest road pass in the Pyrenees. The pass is bypassed by the Envalira Tunnel. It is heavily trafficked by duty free day trippers from France. |
42°32′24.2″N 1°43′10.58″E / 42.540056°N 1.7196056°E / 42.540056; 1.7196056 (Envalira Pass)
|
2,394 m |
Road to Kalin Reservoir |
Rila |
Bulgaria |
dead end |
Pastra village and Kalin Reservoir |
Concrete-paved road to the highest reservoir in the Balkans[11][12] |
42°10′21″N 23°15′3″E / 42.17250°N 23.25083°E / 42.17250; 23.25083 (Kalin Reservoir)
|
2,390 m |
Oberaarsee |
Bernese Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Grimsel Pass-Oberaarsee (canton of Bern) |
Highest point north of Oberaarsee |
46°33′08″N 08°16′48″E / 46.55222°N 8.28000°E / 46.55222; 8.28000 (Oberaarsee)
|
2,389 m |
Lac de Moiry |
Valais Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Grimentz-Lac de Moiry-Lac de Châteaupré (canton of Valais) |
|
46°06′24″N 07°34′44″E / 46.10667°N 7.57889°E / 46.10667; 7.57889 (Moiry)
|
2,387 m |
Griessee |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Nufenen Pass road-Griessee |
|
46°27′44″N 08°22′22″E / 46.46222°N 8.37278°E / 46.46222; 8.37278 (Griessee)
|
2,383 m |
Flüela Pass |
Albula Alps |
Switzerland |
pass |
Davos and Susch, (Graubünden) |
|
46°45′01″N 09°56′52″E / 46.75028°N 9.94778°E / 46.75028; 9.94778 (Flüela Pass)
|
2,379 m |
Georgian Military Road, Jvari Pass |
Caucasus Mountains |
Georgia |
pass |
Vladikavkaz (Russia) and Tbilisi (Georgia) |
|
42°30′15″N 44°27′14″E / 42.5042°N 44.4538°E / 42.5042; 44.4538 (Georgian Military Road, Jvari Pass)
|
2,370 m |
Le Plan du Lac |
Alps |
France |
dead end |
Termignon |
In the Vanoise National Park |
|
2,370 m |
Colle dell'Esischie |
Cottian Alps |
Italy |
pass |
Ponte Marmora and Pradleves |
Along the road of Colle Fauniera, at 1.5 km. distance |
|
2,361 m |
Col d'Izoard |
Cottian Alps |
France |
pass |
Briançon, and Guil, Queyras, Guillestre |
Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France |
44°49′12″N 06°44′07″E / 44.82000°N 6.73528°E / 44.82000; 6.73528 (Col d'Izoard)
|
2,356 m |
Teide |
Islas Canarias |
Spain |
pass |
Los Cristianos |
Not located in Europe. The Canary Islands belong to Spain but are located off the coast of West Africa. |
|
2,350 m |
Col de la Lombarde |
Maritime Alps |
France
Italy |
pass |
Isola 2000 and Vinadio |
Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France |
44°12′8″N 07°09′1″E / 44.20222°N 7.15028°E / 44.20222; 7.15028 (Col de la Lombarde)
|
2,350 m |
Val Thorens |
French Alps |
France |
dead end |
Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, (Tarentaise Valley Savoie), near Chambéry |
Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France |
|
2,347 m |
Fort du Gondran |
Alps |
France |
dead end |
Briançon and Montgenèvre |
The north side of this pass is not a paved road; on the other side the road is closed to general traffic |
|
2,346 m |
Dzhanka Saddle |
Rila |
Bulgaria |
pass |
Samokov, Sofia Province and Yakoruda, Blagoevgrad Province |
In Rila National Park; Macadam road, closed for general traffic |
42°07′38″N 23°35′05″E / 42.12722°N 23.58472°E / 42.12722; 23.58472 (Kalin Reservoir)
|
2,340 m |
Tre Cime di Lavaredo |
Sexten Dolomites |
Italy |
dead end |
near Cortina d'Ampezzo, Lake Misurina |
Sometimes designated the Cima Coppi in the annual running of the Giro d'Italia, |
46°37′07″N 12°18′20″E / 46.61861°N 12.30556°E / 46.61861; 12.30556 (Tre Cime di Lavaredo)
|
2,340 m |
Tguma |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Wergenstein-Tguma Parkplatz |
|
46°37′26″N 09°21′51″E / 46.62389°N 9.36417°E / 46.62389; 9.36417 (Tguma)
|
2,328 m |
Bernina Pass |
Bernina Range Alps |
Switzerland |
pass |
St. Moritz, Engadin and Tirano, Valtellina |
|
46°24.744′N 10°1.71′E / 46.412400°N 10.02850°E / 46.412400; 10.02850 (Bernina Pass)
|
2,326 m |
Col de la Cayolle |
Maritime Alps Alps |
France |
pass |
Barcelonnette, (Ubaye Valley) and Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes |
The road leads to the red-rock Gorges de Daluis at Daluis |
44°15′32″N 6°44′38″E / 44.25889°N 6.74389°E / 44.25889; 6.74389 (Col de la Cayolle)
|
2,315 m |
Livigno Pass |
Livigno Alps |
Switzerland
Italy |
pass |
Bernina Diavolezza / Val Poschiavo, Graubünden and Livigno, Sondrio |
|
46°26′33″N 10°03′25″E / 46.44250°N 10.05694°E / 46.44250; 10.05694 (Livigno Pass)
|
2,314 m |
Albula Pass |
Albula Range |
Switzerland |
pass |
Thusis, Bergün and La Punt and Inn Valley, (Engadin). |
|
46°35′N 09°53′E / 46.583°N 9.883°E / 46.583; 9.883 (Albula Pass)
|
2,311 m |
Lago del Narèt |
Lepontine Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Fusio and Lago del Narèt, Ticino |
|
46°28′47″N 8°34′31″E / 46.47972°N 8.57528°E / 46.47972; 8.57528 (Lago del Narèt)
|
2,310 m |
Lago dei Cavagnöö |
Lepontine Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Robièi and Lago dei Cavagnöö, Ticino |
Only accessible by aerial tramway from San Carlo (lowest point of the road: 1856 m) |
46°27′19″N 8°30′30″E / 46.45528°N 8.50833°E / 46.45528; 8.50833 (Lago dei Cavagnöö)
|
2,302 m |
Port de Cabús |
Pyrenees |
Andorra
Spain |
pass |
Erts and Llavorsí |
2302m[13] Tarmac road surface on the Andorra side, but not paved on the Spanish side. |
42°32′47″N 1°25′11″E / 42.54639°N 1.41972°E / 42.54639; 1.41972 (Port de Cabús)
|
2,291 m |
Foscagno Pass |
Livigno Range |
Italy |
pass |
Livigno and Bormio |
|
46°29′42″N 10°12′32″E / 46.49500°N 10.20889°E / 46.49500; 10.20889 (Foscagno Pass)
|
2,284 m |
Julier Pass |
Albula Range |
Switzerland |
pass |
Engadin valley and Graubünden |
watershed / drainage divide between the basins of the Rivers Rhine and Danube |
46°28.32′N 09°43.74′E / 46.47200°N 9.72900°E / 46.47200; 9.72900 (Julier Pass)
|
2,284 m |
Colle di Sampeyre |
Cottian Alps |
Italy |
pass |
Elva and Sampeyre |
|
44°33′4″N 7°7′8″E / 44.55111°N 7.11889°E / 44.55111; 7.11889 (Colle di Sampeyre)
|
2,280 m |
Saut Dam |
Alps |
France |
dead end |
Tignes |
Road to Sassière Lake |
45°29′N 06°58′E / 45.483°N 6.967°E / 45.483; 6.967 (Barrage du Saut)
|
2,264 m |
Susten Pass |
Urner Alps |
Switzerland |
pass |
Innertkirchen, (Canton of Bern) and Wassen, Canton of Uri |
views of the Stein Glacier |
46°43.8′N 08°26.94′E / 46.7300°N 8.44900°E / 46.7300; 8.44900 (Susten Pass)
|
2,257 m |
Bola del Mundo |
Sierra de Guadarrama |
Spain |
dead end |
|
Sideroad of the Puerto de Navacerrada. Paved with rough cement and not open to regular road traffic.[14][15] |
40°47′N 03°58′W / 40.783°N 3.967°W / 40.783; -3.967 (Bola del Mundo)
|
2,257 m |
Lago della Sella |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Gotthard Pass-Lago della Sella |
|
46°33′33″N 08°35′34″E / 46.55917°N 8.59278°E / 46.55917; 8.59278 (Lago della Sella)
|
2,252 m |
Sanetsch Pass |
Bernese Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Savièse-Lac de Sanetsch (Valais)[16] |
Road ends at the Lac de Sanetsch on the north side of the pass |
|
2,250 m |
Col d'Allos |
Alps |
France |
pass |
Barcelonnette, (Ubaye Valley) and Colmars, Col des Champs |
|
|
2,244 m |
Sella Pass |
Trentino South Tyrol |
Italy |
pass |
Val Gherdëina, South Tyrol and Canazei, Fascia Valley |
|
|
2,242 m |
Passo Scimfuss |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Gotthard Pass-Passo Scimfuss |
|
46°32′35″N 08°35′28″E / 46.54306°N 8.59111°E / 46.54306; 8.59111 (Passo Scimfuss)
|
2,240 m |
Andorra Arcalis |
Pyrenees |
Andorra |
dead end |
Vallnord |
Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France |
|
2,239 m |
Pordoi Pass |
Dolomites |
Italy |
pass |
Canazei and Livinallongo del Col di Lana |
the highest road pass in the Dolomites. Often designated the Cima Coppi in the annual running of the Giro d'Italia |
|
2,239 m |
Dosso dei Galli |
Alps |
Italy |
pass |
|
Side road from Sella dell'Auccia. Military road. Access restricted. |
|
2,236 m |
Giau Pass |
Dolomites |
Italy |
pass |
Cortina d'Ampezzo and Selva di Cadore / Livinallongo del Col di Lana |
|
46°29.05′N 12°5.1′E / 46.48417°N 12.0850°E / 46.48417; 12.0850 (Giau Pass)
|
2,231 m |
Alpe Galm |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Guttet-Oberu-Galm |
|
46°21′23″N 07°40′52″E / 46.35639°N 7.68111°E / 46.35639; 7.68111 (Galm)
|
2,225 m |
Err-Puigmal Jaça del Prat de Tossa |
Pyrenees |
France |
dead end |
Err |
|
|
2,220 m |
Männlichen |
Bernese Oberland |
Switzerland |
pass |
Grindelwald |
Good surface to top of cable car at 2220 metres |
|
2,215 m |
Col de Portet |
Pyrenees |
France |
dead end |
Saint-Lary-Soulan |
Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France |
42°49′59″N 0°14′12″E / 42.83306°N 0.23667°E / 42.83306; 0.23667 (Col de Portet)
|
2,211 m |
Penserjoch / Passo di Pennes |
Trentino Alto Adige |
Italy |
pass |
|
|
|
2,208 m |
Col des Tentes |
Pyrenees |
France |
dead end |
access road from Gavarnie |
A narrow paved road continues to Port de Boucharo at roughly 2270 but access to it is blocked with stones |
42°42′49″N 0°3′4″E / 42.71361°N 0.05111°E / 42.71361; 0.05111
|
2,208 m |
Passo d'Eira |
Livigno Range |
Italy |
pass |
Livigno and Trepalle |
A modest elevation between Livigno and Trepalle |
|
2,206 m |
Emosson |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Finhaut-Lac d'Emosson-Lac du Vieux Emosson |
Public access to Emosson dam (1965m), restricted access to Vieux Emosson dam |
46°03′47″N 06°53′56″E / 46.06306°N 6.89889°E / 46.06306; 6.89889 (Vieux Emosson)
|
2,205 m |
Cim de Coma Morera |
Pyrenees |
France |
dead end |
Ossèja |
|
|
2,205 m |
Täschalp |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Täsch-Täschalp |
|
46°03′30″N 07°48′45″E / 46.05833°N 7.81250°E / 46.05833; 7.81250 (Täschalp)
|
2,203 m |
Mattmarksee |
Valais Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Saas-Almagell-Mattmarksee |
|
46°03′01″N 07°57′50″E / 46.05028°N 7.96389°E / 46.05028; 7.96389 (Mattmarksee)
|
2,200 m |
Lac d'Aumar |
Pyrenees |
France |
dead end |
Aragnouet |
|
|
2,192 m |
Valparola Pass |
Dolomites |
Italy |
pass |
Corvara, South Tyrol / Badia, South Tyrol and Falzarego Pass and Cortina d'Ampezzo (Belluno) |
|
46°31′59.88″N 11°58′59.88″E / 46.5333000°N 11.9833000°E / 46.5333000; 11.9833000 (Valparola Pass)
|
Circa 2,190 m |
Presa de Llauset |
Pyrenees |
Spain |
dead end |
|
Access road from Senet |
42°34′22″N 0°42′46″E / 42.57279°N 0.712757°E / 42.57279; 0.712757 (Llauset)
|
2,188 m |
Little St Bernard Pass |
Valais Alps Mont Blanc Massif |
France
Italy |
pass |
Tarentaise, (Savoie) and Aosta Valley |
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45°40′49″N 6°53′2″E / 45.68028°N 6.88389°E / 45.68028; 6.88389 (Little St Bernard Pass)
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2,183 m |
Col du Petit Mont Cenis |
Alps |
France |
dead end |
Lanslebourg |
This road starts on the right of Col du Mont Cenis |
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2,178 m |
Colle delle Finestre |
Cottian Alps |
Italy |
pass |
Susa Valley and Val Chisone |
A section of this road may not be 'paved' with asphalt, although it is used by both motorists and cyclists in the Giro d'Italia |
45°04′18.49″N 7°03′12.48″E / 45.0718028°N 7.0534667°E / 45.0718028; 7.0534667 (Colle delle Finestre)
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2,176 m |
Rifugio Ghiacciaio dei Forni |
Alps |
Italy |
dead end |
Bormio-Rifugio Ghiacciaio dei Forni |
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46°25′13″N 10°31′19″E / 46.42028°N 10.52194°E / 46.42028; 10.52194 (Rifugio Ghiacciaio dei Forni)
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2,175 m |
Lac de Cap-de-Long |
Pyrenees |
France |
dead end |
Aragnouet |
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2,173 m |
Croix de Coeur |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Verbier |
6.5 km stretch above Verbier only became fully paved recently. It is a road pass but La Tzoumaz side is gravel |
46°07′18″N 07°13′57″E / 46.12167°N 7.23250°E / 46.12167; 7.23250 (Croix de Coeur)
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2,168 m |
Tikmataji Pass |
Lesser Caucasus |
Georgia |
pass |
Tbilisi Tsalka and Ninotsminda Akhalkalaki |
Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway also goes via this pass |
41°29′46″N 43°52′18″E / 41.49611°N 43.87167°E / 41.49611; 43.87167 (Croix de Coeur)
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2,165 m |
Grimsel Pass |
Alps |
Switzerland |
pass |
Innertkirchen, Bern and Gletsch, Valais |
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46°33.72′N 8°20.34′E / 46.56200°N 8.33900°E / 46.56200; 8.33900 (Grimsel Pass (2165m))
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2,155 m |
Calar Alto |
Sierra de los Filabres |
Spain |
pass |
Gérgal and Tíjola |
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2,150 m |
Les Arcs 2000 |
Alps |
France |
dead end |
Bourg-Saint-Maurice |
Tarentaise, (Savoie) |
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2,149 m |
Fuorn Pass |
Alps |
Switzerland |
pass |
Zernez, Engadin and Val Müstair |
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46°38.472′N 10°17.598′E / 46.641200°N 10.293300°E / 46.641200; 10.293300 (Fuorn Pass (2149m))
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2,145 m |
Transalpina Urdele pass |
Carpathian Mountains |
Romania |
pass |
Novaci, Romania and Sebes |
Highest paved road in Romania[17] Widening and asphalting works started in 2010, but were not yet finished (cca. 2–3 km of roadbed-only - alternating with asphalted areas -, several viaducts with only one-lane accessible and tens of unfinished ditches across the road for collection of slopes' water, which require slowing down to 5–10 km/h. It also lacks safety elements - parapets, reflective aids, road marks, road signs). |
45°20′42″N 23°39′25″E / 45.345°N 23.657°E / 45.345; 23.657 (Transalpina Pass, Urdele pass)
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2,144 m |
Vallter 2000 |
Pyrenees |
Spain |
dead end |
Setcases |
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42°25′37″N 2°15′54″E / 42.42694°N 2.26500°E / 42.42694; 2.26500 (Vallter 2000)
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2,141 m |
Grande Dixence Dam |
Valais Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Hérémence-Le Chargeur |
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46°05′03″N 07°24′13″E / 46.08417°N 7.40361°E / 46.08417; 7.40361 (Le Chargeur)
|
2,136 m |
Collado de las Sabinas |
Sierra Nevada |
Spain |
pass |
Güejar Sierra and kilometer point 33.4 of the Veleta Road |
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|
2,134 m |
Nagens |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Laax-Nagens |
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46°51′42″N 09°13′50″E / 46.86167°N 9.23056°E / 46.86167; 9.23056 (Nagens)
|
2,133 m |
Gardena Pass |
Dolomites |
Italy |
pass |
Sëlva, Val Gardena and Corvara, South Tyrol, Val Badia |
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|
2,133 m |
Lac d'Allos |
Alps |
France |
dead end |
Colmars |
[18] |
44°14′44″N 6°41′53″E / 44.245437°N 6.698065°E / 44.245437; 6.698065 (Lac d'Allos)
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2,130 m |
Campo Imperatore |
Apennines |
Italy |
Dead End |
Gran Sasso and Campo Imperatore |
Leads to hotel used by Italian army to imprison Benito Mussolini. It is often a stage in the "Giro d'Italia" bike race[19][20][21] |
42°28′N 13°33′E / 42.467°N 13.550°E / 42.467; 13.550 (Gran Sasso)
|
2,130 m[22] |
Roki Tunnel |
Caucasus Mountains |
Georgia/ Russia |
pass |
Tskhinvali Region(Samachablo)/North Ossetia–Alania |
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42°36′03″N 44°06′54″E / 42.60083°N 44.11500°E / 42.60083; 44.11500 (Roki Tunnel)
|
2,130 m |
Tignes Val Claret |
Alps |
France |
dead end |
Tarentaise (Savoie) |
|
|
2,124 m |
Avers valley |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Ausserferrera-Juf |
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46°26′45″N 09°34′45″E / 46.44583°N 9.57917°E / 46.44583; 9.57917 (Juf)
|
2,117 m |
Splügen Pass |
Lepontine Alps Rhaetian Alps |
Italy
Switzerland |
pass |
Montespluga, Lombardy and Splügen, Graubünden |
described by Mary Shelley |
46°30.36′N 09°20.22′E / 46.50600°N 9.33700°E / 46.50600; 9.33700 (Splügen Pass)
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2,115 m |
Col du Tourmalet |
Pyrenees |
France |
pass |
Sainte-Marie-de-Campan and Luz-Saint-Sauveur |
Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France |
42°54′29.50″N 0°8′42.40″E / 42.9081944°N 0.1451111°E / 42.9081944; 0.1451111 (Col du Tourmalet)
|
2,108 m |
Col de Vars |
Cottian Alps |
France |
pass |
Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye and Vars, Hautes-Alpes and Guillestre |
|
44°32′20″N 6°42′10″E / 44.53889°N 6.70278°E / 44.53889; 6.70278 (Col de Vars)
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2,107 m |
Arolla |
Valais Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Les Haudères-Arolla (canton of Valais |
Highest point above Arolla |
46°01′33″N 07°28′39″E / 46.02583°N 7.47750°E / 46.02583; 7.47750 (Arolla)
|
2,106 m |
Gotthard Pass (main road) |
Lepontine Alps |
Switzerland |
pass |
Airolo, Ticino and Göschenen, Canton of Uri |
|
46°33′33″N 8°33′41″E / 46.559167°N 08.561389°E / 46.559167; 08.561389 (Gotthard Pass (2106m))
|
2,106 m |
Gotthard Pass (Tremola) |
Lepontine Alps |
Switzerland |
pass |
Motto Bartola, Ticino and Brüggloch, Canton of Uri |
Historical road paved with granite stones |
46°33′33″N 8°33′41″E / 46.559167°N 08.561389°E / 46.559167; 08.561389 (Gotthard Pass (2106m))
|
2,105 m |
Falzarego Pass |
Dolomites |
Italy |
pass |
Andráz and Cortina d'Ampezzo |
|
46°31′8″N 12°0′34″E / 46.51889°N 12.00944°E / 46.51889; 12.00944 (Falzarego Pass (2105m))
|
2,105 m |
Skihaus Schönheben |
Eastern alps |
Italy |
dead end |
Roia and San Valentino alla Muta |
|
|
2,103 m |
Sella dell'Auccia |
Alps |
Italy |
pass |
Giogo del Maniva and Passo di Croce Domini |
Paved from Giogo del Maniva. Unpaved (at least partly) from Passo di Croce Domini. Not the highest point of the road but access to slightly higher points may be unpaved |
45°51′34″N 10°22′35″E / 45.85944°N 10.37639°E / 45.85944; 10.37639 (Sella dell'Auccia (2103m))
|
2,102 m |
Lauchernalp |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Wiler-Lauchernalp |
|
46°24′54″N 07°46′15″E / 46.41500°N 7.77083°E / 46.41500; 7.77083 (Lauchernalp)
|
2,100 m |
La Plagne |
Alps |
France |
dead end |
Tarentaise, (Savoie) |
Ski area. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France |
|
2,100 m |
Col du Sabot |
Alps |
France |
dead end |
Vaujany |
|
|
2,100 m |
Cirque de Troumouse |
Pyrenees |
France |
dead end |
Gèdre |
|
|
2,099 m |
Weritzalp |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Wiler-Weritzalp |
|
46°25′18″N 07°47′33″E / 46.42167°N 7.79250°E / 46.42167; 7.79250 (Weritzalp)
|
2,095 m |
Thyon |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Hérémence-Thyon |
|
46°10′55″N 07°22′21″E / 46.18194°N 7.37250°E / 46.18194; 7.37250 (Thyon)
|
2,094 m |
Jaufenpass |
Dolomites |
Italy |
pass |
Meran and Sterzing |
|
46°50′24″N 11°18′27″E / 46.84°N 11.3075°E / 46.84; 11.3075 (Jaufenpass (2094m))
|
2,090 m |
Stein Glacier |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Hotel Steingletscher-Parkplatz |
Starting point on the Susten Pass road (1,865 m), end at the foot of the western Stein Glacier tongue |
46°42′48″N 08°24′58″E / 46.71333°N 8.41611°E / 46.71333; 8.41611 (Steingletscher)
|
2,089 m |
Col des Champs |
Alps |
France |
pass |
Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes and Colmars |
|
|
2,083 m |
Els Cortals d'Encamp |
Pyrenees |
Andorra |
dead end |
|
access road from Encamp |
|
2,081 m |
Mont Cenis |
Cottian Alps Graian Alps |
France |
pass |
Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis and Moncenisio, Susa, (Italy) |
possibly used by Hannibal. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France |
45°15′37″N 6°54′03″E / 45.260278°N 6.900833°E / 45.260278; 6.900833 (Mont Cenis)
|
2,080 m |
Lac Besson |
Alps |
France |
dead end |
Le Bourg-d'Oisans |
After l'Alpe d'Huez |
|
2,080 m |
Martelltal |
Alps |
Italy |
dead end |
Martell-Hotel Paradiso del Cevedale |
|
46°29′11″N 10°41′03″E / 46.48639°N 10.68417°E / 46.48639; 10.68417 (Hotel Paradiso del Cevedale)
|
2,072 m |
Port de la Bonaigua |
Pyrenees |
Spain |
pass |
Vielha and Esterri d'Aneu |
|
42°39′50″N 0°58′55″E / 42.66389°N 0.98194°E / 42.66389; 0.98194 (Port de la Bonaigua)
|
2,071 m |
Bielerhöhe Pass |
Alps |
Austria |
pass |
Montafon Vorarlberg) and Paznaun (Tyrol) |
|
46°55′05″N 10°05′44″E / 46.918056°N 10.095556°E / 46.918056; 10.095556 (Bielerhöhe Pass (2071m))
|
2,070 m[23] |
Coll de Pal |
Pyrenees |
Spain |
dead end |
|
Access road from Bagà
|
42°18′14″N 1°55′20″E / 42.3039°N 1.9223°E / 42.3039; 1.9223 (Coll de Pal (2070m))
|
2,070 m |
R-285 Zelenchuksky District |
Caucasus Mountains |
Russia |
dead end (to BTA-6 telescope) |
Arkhyz (Russia) |
|
43°38′46″N 41°26′28″E / 43.6462°N 41.4412195°E / 43.6462; 41.4412195 (R-285)
|
2,068 m |
Mandelon |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Hérémence-Mandelon |
|
46°07′52″N 07°24′41″E / 46.13111°N 7.41139°E / 46.13111; 7.41139 (Mandelon)
|
2,067 m |
Col de la Croix de Fer |
Dauphiné Alps |
France |
pass |
Le Bourg-d'Oisans and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France |
45°13′39″N 6°12′12″E / 45.2275°N 6.203333°E / 45.2275; 6.203333 (Col de la Croix de Fer (2067m))
|
2,065 m |
San Bernardino Pass |
Pennine Alps |
Switzerland |
pass |
Thusis (Graubünden) and Bellinzona (Ticino) |
|
46°29′46″N 9°10′15″E / 46.496111°N 9.170833°E / 46.496111; 9.170833 (San Bernardino Pass)
|
2,064 m |
Alpe Campo |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Sfazù-Alpe Campo |
|
46°24′05″N 10°07′07″E / 46.40139°N 10.11861°E / 46.40139; 10.11861 (Alpe Campo)
|
2,058 m |
Belmeken Dam Road |
Rila Mountain |
Bulgaria |
pass |
Sestrimo village and Belmeken Dam |
a part of the 2010 WRC Rally Bulgaria |
|
2,058 m |
Col du Lautaret |
Dauphiné Alps |
France |
pass |
Le Bourg-d'Oisans and Briançon |
a famous climb on the Tour de France |
45°02′07″N 6°24′20″E / 45.035278°N 6.405556°E / 45.035278; 6.405556 (Col du Lautaret (2058m))
|
2,057 m |
Passo Fedaia |
Dolomites |
Italy |
pass |
Canazei and Rocca Pietore and Marmolada |
a famous climb on the Giro d'Italia |
46°27′12.60″N 11°53′20.40″E / 46.4535000°N 11.8890000°E / 46.4535000; 11.8890000 (Passo Fedaia)
|
2,055 m |
Mangart road |
Julian Alps |
Slovenia |
dead end |
Log pod Mangrtom |
highest paved climb in Slovenia |
|
2,052 m |
Staller Sattel |
Alps |
Austria
Italy |
pass |
Sankt Jakob in Defereggen valley, (Tyrol) and Rasen-Antholz valley, (South Tyrol) |
|
46°53′17″N 12°12′02″E / 46.888056°N 12.200556°E / 46.888056; 12.200556 (Staller Sattel (2052m))
|
2,050 m |
Saint-Véran |
Alps |
France |
dead end |
Château-Ville-Vieille and Saint-Véran |
|
|
2,050 m |
Plateau de la Calme |
Pyrenees |
France |
dead end |
Odeillo |
|
|
2,049 m |
Nockalmstrasse, Eisentalhöhe |
Alps |
Austria |
pass |
Innerkrems and Ebene Reichenau |
|
|
2,049 m |
Steinigboda |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Nufenen-Steinigboda |
|
46°33′17″N 09°14′31″E / 46.55472°N 9.24194°E / 46.55472; 9.24194 (Steinigboda)
|
2,048 m |
Moosalp |
Alps |
Switzerland |
pass |
Bürchen-Törbel |
|
46°15′05″N 07°49′47″E / 46.25139°N 7.82972°E / 46.25139; 7.82972 (Moosalp)
|
2,048 m |
Salastrains |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
St. Moritz-Salastrains |
|
46°29′58″N 09°49′43″E / 46.49944°N 9.82861°E / 46.49944; 9.82861 (Salastrains)
|
2,047 m |
Les Fonds |
Alps |
France |
dead end |
Cervières |
|
|
2,047 m |
Manghen Pass |
Dolomites Alps |
Italy |
pass |
Borgo Valsugana and Molina di Fiemme |
|
|
2,046 m |
Oberalp Pass |
Swiss Alps |
Switzerland |
pass |
Disentis, Graubünden and Andermatt, Canton of Uri |
The Rhine springs from a source nearby (Tomasee) |
46°39′32″N 8°40′16″E / 46.659°N 8.671°E / 46.659; 8.671 (Oberalp Pass)
|
2,041 m |
Puerto de la Ragua |
Sierra Nevada |
Spain |
pass |
Cherín and La Calahorra |
|
|
2,040 m |
Parking des Millefonts |
Alps |
France |
dead end |
Valdeblore |
|
|
2,040 m |
Puig de la Tossa |
Pyrenees |
France |
dead end |
Mont-Louis |
|
|
2,040 m |
Marguns |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
St. Moritz-Suvretta-Marguns |
|
46°29′23″N 09°48′59″E / 46.48972°N 9.81639°E / 46.48972; 9.81639 (Marguns)
|
2,039 m |
Curnera |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Surpalits-Lai da Curnera |
Highest point west of Lai da Curnera dam |
46°38′16″N 08°42′25″E / 46.63778°N 8.70694°E / 46.63778; 8.70694 (Curnera)
|
2,037 m |
Riederalp-Bettmeralp road |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Riederalp-Bettmeralp |
Restricted access (both Riederalp and Bettmeralp are car-free resorts accessible only by aerial tramway), culminating point above Bettmersee |
46°23′45″N 08°03′56″E / 46.39583°N 8.06556°E / 46.39583; 8.06556 (Bettmeralp)
|
2,037 m |
La Rabassa |
Pyrenees |
Andorra |
dead end |
|
|
|
2,036 m |
Puerto de Escúllar |
Sierra de Baza |
Spain |
pass |
Caniles and Abla |
|
|
2,035 m |
Colle Sestriere |
Cottian Alps |
Italy |
pass |
Sestriere. Pinerolo and Cesana Torinese |
A starting and arrival point in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia. |
|
2,034 m |
Transfăgărășan |
Carpathian Mountains |
Romania |
pass |
Cârțișoara, Sibiu (Transylvania) and Arefu, Argeș (Wallachia) |
Best Driving Road in the world (Top Gear)
|
45°36′44″N 24°36′50″E / 45.61222°N 24.61389°E / 45.61222; 24.61389
|
2,032 m |
Passo Valles |
Dolomites Alps |
Italy |
pass |
Paneveggio and Falcade |
|
|
2,031 m |
Boí Taüll Resort |
Pyrenees |
Spain |
dead end |
Boí and Taüll |
|
|
2,030 m |
Courchevel Airport |
Alps |
France |
dead end |
Courchevel |
|
|
2,030 m |
Refuge de Laval |
Alps |
France |
dead end |
Névache |
|
|
2,027 m |
l'Ecot |
Alps |
France |
dead end |
Bonneval-sur-Arc |
|
|
2,022 m |
Bussalp |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Grindelwald-Oberläger |
|
46°39′24″N 07°59′22″E / 46.65667°N 7.98944°E / 46.65667; 7.98944 (Bussalp)
|
Circa 2,020 m |
Zillertaler Höhenstrasse[24] |
Alps |
Austria |
pass |
Hippach and either Zellberg, Aschau in Zillertal, Ried in Zillertal or Kaltenbach depending on the variant you choose |
I quoted the name of the road because I'm not sure of the name of the pass |
|
2,017 m |
Kühtai Saddle |
Alps |
Austria |
pass |
Oetz and Gries im Sellrain |
|
47°12′58″N 11°01′49″E / 47.2161°N 11.0303°E / 47.2161; 11.0303 (Kühtai Saddle)
|
2,016 m |
Lac des Bouillouses |
Pyrenees |
France |
dead end |
La Llagonne |
|
|
2,012 m |
Pian Geirett |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Campo Blenio-Pian Geirett |
|
46°36′16″N 08°56′04″E / 46.60444°N 8.93444°E / 46.60444; 8.93444 (Pian Geirett)
|
2,012 m |
Plan-d'Amont Dam |
Alps |
France |
dead end |
Aussois |
|
|
2,010 m |
Mittler Hütte |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Arosa-Mittler Hütte |
|
46°47′11″N 09°39′45″E / 46.78639°N 9.66250°E / 46.78639; 9.66250 (Mittler Hütte)
|
2,009 m |
Route de la Vallée du Cristillan |
Alps |
France |
dead end |
Ceillac |
|
|
2,007 m |
Dischma |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Davos-Dürrboden |
|
46°43′17″N 09°55′19″E / 46.72139°N 9.92194°E / 46.72139; 9.92194 (Dischma)
|
2,006 m |
Valtournenche |
Alps |
Italy |
dead end |
Châtillon-Breuil-Cervinia |
Several streets in Breuil-Cervinia |
45°56′54″N 07°37′52″E / 45.94833°N 7.63111°E / 45.94833; 7.63111 (Breuil-Cervinia)
|
2,005 m |
Simplon Pass |
Pennine Alps Lepontine Alps |
Switzerland
Italy |
pass |
Brig, Switzerland and Domodossola, Piedmont |
Road E62, the highest point of the European route network in Europe. |
46°15′06″N 8°02′00″E / 46.251667°N 8.033333°E / 46.251667; 8.033333 (Simplon Pass (2005m))
|
2,005 m |
Alpe di Cava |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Malvaglia-Alpe di Cava |
|
46°21′35″N 09°02′01″E / 46.35972°N 9.03361°E / 46.35972; 9.03361 (Alpe di Cava)
|
2,001 m |
Port de Pailhères |
Pyrenees |
France |
pass |
Mijanès and Ax-les-Thermes |
Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France |
|
2,000 m |
Fideriser Heuberge |
Alps |
Switzerland |
dead end |
Fideris-Berghaus Arflina |
|
46°51′59″N 09°43′32″E / 46.86639°N 9.72556°E / 46.86639; 9.72556 (Berghaus Arflina)
|