Jaun Pass Explained

Jaun Pass
Elevation M:1509
Elevation Ref:[1]
Traversed:Road
Map:Switzerland
Label:Jaun Pass
Coordinates:46.5908°N 7.3389°W
Location:Bern, Switzerland
Range:Alps

Jaun Pass (German: Jaunpass, French: col de Bellegarde) is a high mountain pass (el. 1509 m.) in the Swiss Alps linking Charmey and Jaun in the canton of Fribourg with Reidenbach (part of the municipality of Boltigen) in the canton of Bern. The pass itself is located within the canton of Berne.

The pass road was completed in 1878.

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Notes and References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps