Kaltwasser Pass

Kaltwasser Pass
Kaltwasser Pass
	Bocchetta d'Aurona
	The Kaltwasser Gallerie at the Simplon Pass
Elevation	2,805 m (9,203 ft) [1]
Traversed by	Trail
Location	Brig-Glis, Switzerland ; Varzo, Italy
Range	Lepontine Alps
Coordinates	46°15′31″N8°04′55″E / 46.2586804°N 8.0820244°E Coordinates: 46°15′31″N8°04′55″E / 46.2586804°N 8.0820244°E
	Location in the Alps

Last updated April 13, 2019

The Kaltwasser Pass (German: Kaltwasserpass or Chaltwasserpass, Italian: Bocchetta d'Aurona) is an Alpine pass connecting Switzerland and Italy.

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The pass is located between the Wasenhorn or Punta di Terrarossa (3,255 meters [10,679 ft]) and the Monte Leone (3,561 meters [11,683 ft]).^[1]

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Monte Leone mountain of the Lepontine Alps

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References

1 2 Kaltwasserpass in Geographisches Lexikon der Schweiz (1902)

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[Lexikon-1] 1 2 Kaltwasserpass in Geographisches Lexikon der Schweiz (1902)