Nufenen Pass

Nufenen Pass
Nufenen Pass
Elevation	2,478 m (8,130 ft)
Traversed by	Road
Location	Ticino/Valais, Switzerland
Range	Alps
Coordinates	46°28′41″N 08°23′35″E / 46.47806°N 8.39306°E
	Nufenen Pass Location in Switzerland Nufenen Pass Nufenen Pass (Canton of Ticino) Nufenen Pass Nufenen Pass (Canton of Valais)

Nufenen Pass (Italian: Passo della Novena, German: Nufenenpass) (el. 2478 m.) is the second highest mountain pass with a paved road within Switzerland.^{[citation needed]} It lies between the summits of Pizzo Gallina (north) and the Nufenenstock (south).

The pass road from

canton of Ticino, linking Brig to Airolo

. It is not the lowest pass between the two valleys, as it is located one kilometre north of an unnamed slightly lower pass at 2,440 metres (vs 2478 m.), which is traversed by a trail.

The road is of relatively recent construction, having been opened to motor vehicle traffic only since September 1969.[2]

The source of the river Ticino lies east of the top of the pass. Towards the north are views of the Bernese Alps, including the Finsteraarhorn while there is a view over the Gries Glacier to the south.

Griesgletscher

from the pass