Rohr Saddle

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Rohr Saddle
Rohrer Sattel
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Rohr Saddle
Location of the Rohr Saddle
Elevation 864 m (2,835 ft)
Traversed byFederal Highway B 21
Location Austria
Range Alps
Coordinates 47°52′N15°48′E / 47.867°N 15.800°E / 47.867; 15.800

The Rohr Saddle (German : Rohrer Sattel, el. 864 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Austrian Alps, located in the Bundesland of Lower Austria.

It connects Rohr im Gebirge and Gutenstein and has a maximum grade of 84 percent. The pass road is the Gutensteinerstraße (B 21).

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