Kaltwasser Pass

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

Kaltwasser Pass
Bocchetta d'Aurona
The Kaltwasser Gallerie at the Simplon Pass
Elevation2,805 m (9,203 ft)[1]
Traversed byTrail
LocationBrig-Glis, Switzerland
Varzo, Italy
RangeLepontine Alps
Coordinates46°15′31″N 8°04′55″E
Kaltwasser Pass is located in Alps
Kaltwasser Pass
Location in the Alps

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]

Climbing the pass requires about 5 hours and is generally a fairly easy hike. It runs from the old Simplon Hospice, a Swiss heritage site of national significance, past the Kaltwasser or Aurona glacier to the Italian Alpe di Veglia.

References

  1. Kaltwasserpass in Geographisches Lexikon der Schweiz (1902)
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