Stelvio Pass

Stelvio Pass
Italian: Passo dello Stelvio / Giogo dello Stelvio[1]
German: Stilfser Joch[1]
Some of the 48 hairpin turns near the top of the eastern ramp of the Stelvio Pass
Elevation2,757 m (9,045 ft)
Traversed byStrada Statale 38
LocationBorder of South Tyrol
and Sondrio provinces,
Italy
RangeEastern Alps
Coordinates46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E / 46.52861°N 10.45278°E / 46.52861; 10.45278
Stelvio Pass is located in Alps
Stelvio Pass
Stelvio Pass
Location of Stelvio Pass in the Alps.

The Stelvio Pass (Italian: Passo dello Stelvio [ˈpasso dello ˈstɛlvjo, - ˈstelvjo] or Giogo dello Stelvio [ˈdʒoːɡo dello ˈstɛlvjo, - ˈstelvjo]; German: Stilfser Joch [ˈʃtɪlfsɐ ˈjɔx])[1] is a mountain pass in northern Italy bordering Switzerland at an elevation of 2,757 m (9,045 ft) above sea level. It is the highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps, and the second highest in the Alps, 7 m (23 ft) below France's Col de l'Iseran (2,764 m (9,068 ft)).

  1. ^ a b c "39 - Flüalapass" (Map). Giogo dello Stèlvio (2012 ed.). 1:100 000. National Map 1:100'000. Berne, Switzerland: Federal Office of Topography - swisstopo. 2008. Retrieved 2017-05-29 – via map.geo.admin.ch.