Umbrail Pass

Umbrail Pass

Umbrail pass through Val Müstair
Elevation 2,501 m (8,205 ft)
Traversed by road
Location Italy–Switzerland border
Range Alps
Coordinates 46°32′35″N 10°26′02″E / 46.54306°N 10.43389°E / 46.54306; 10.43389Coordinates: 46°32′35″N 10°26′02″E / 46.54306°N 10.43389°E / 46.54306; 10.43389
Umbrail Pass

Location of Umbrail Pass

Umbrail Pass (el. 2,501 metres (8,205 ft)) is a high mountain pass on the Swiss-Italian border connecting Santa Maria in Val Müstair with Bormio in the Adda valley. On the Italian side, it connects to the Stelvio Pass road. It is currently the highest paved road in Switzerland.

The sign at the top of the pass gives its altitude as 2,503 meters above sea level, but the reference level for Swiss altitude measurements has changed since the sign was erected, leaving 2,501 meters as the correct value according to current methods.

The pass is named after the "Piz Umbrail", a nearby mountain peak.

The road is entirely asphalted since 2015. The last unpaved section was a 1.5 km stretch on the Swiss side between altitudes 1 883 m and 2 012 m.

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