Gries Pass
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| name = Gries Pass
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| elevation_m = 2469
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| map = Alps
| map_caption = Location of Gries Pass
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| label = Gries Pass
| coords = {{coord|46|27|14|N|8|22|26|E|type:pass_region:CH|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| location = Switzerland–Italy border
| range = Lepontine Alps, Alps
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Gries Pass (2469 m.) (Italian: Passo del Gries, German: Griespass) is a mountain pass between Valais, Switzerland and Formazza, Italy. There is no road over the pass, from Nufenen Pass the paved road ends and a bridle path leads over to the Italian side. A high pressure gas pipeline runs over the pass, coming from the North Sea to Italy.
Geography
The Gries Pass marks the border between Italy and Switzerland, near the Nufenen Pass. It connects Formazza with the canton of Valais or more broadly Goms with the Ossola Valley. It lies west of the Camosci point (3044 m) and is flanked to the east by the Corno Gries.{{Cite book |last=Rizzi |first=Enrico |title=History of the Formazza Valley |publisher=Grossi Domodossola |year=2015 |isbn=978-88-89751-44-2 |pages=159-170 |language=it}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://travel.webshots.com/album/552971631qeyzHw Webshots.com: Gries Pass photos]
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Category:Mountain passes of Valais
Category:Mountain passes of Piedmont
Category:Mountain passes of the Alps
Category:Italy–Switzerland border crossings
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