The Simplon Pass (French: Col du Simplon; German: Simplonpass; Italian: Passo del Sempione; Lombard: Pass del Sempion; 2,006 m or 6,581 ft; Romansh: Pass dal Simplon) is a high mountain pass between the Pennine Alps and the Lepontine Alps in Switzerland. It connects Brig in the canton of Valais with Domodossola in Piedmont (Italy). The pass itself and the villages on each side of it, such as Gondo, are in Switzerland. The Simplon Tunnel was built beneath the vicinity of the pass in the early 20th century to carry rail traffic between the two countries.
The lowest point of the col, and the lowest point on the watershed between the basins of the Rhone and the Po in Switzerland lies in marshland about 500 m (1,640 ft) west of the Simplon Pass settlement at an altitude of 1,995 m or 6,545 ft.[2]
Rotelsee is a lake located near the pass at an elevation of 2,028 m (6,654 ft).
There are several high peaks around that can be climbed directly from the pass. These include Wasenhorn, Hubschhorn, Breithorn (Simplon), and Monte Leone.
^Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic map (1:25'000)
SimplonPass (French: Col du Simplon; German: Simplonpass; Italian: Passo del Sempione; Lombard: Pass del Sempion; 2,006 m or 6,581 ft; Romansh: Pass...
Domodossola, Italy, through the Alps, providing a shortcut under the SimplonPass route. It is straight except for short curves at either end. It consists...
Simplon is the name of a region in the Alps, and can refer to: SimplonPassSimplon Tunnel, close to the passSimplon (département), a former French département...
building of a hospice on top of the SimplonPass. The hospice has always been run by the Canons of Saint Augustine. The Simplon Hospice is located 1,998 m (6...
eyes he liked to show pictures of the proud landmark at the top of the Simplonpass: the mighty granite eagle, which was established under his skilled management...
Monte Leone, in the SimplonPass area. Politically the Wasenhorn is split between the municipalities of Ried-Brig and Varzo. The Simplon Tunnel runs into...
in the late 19th century. In 1878, the Simplon Railway connected Brig, the last town before the SimplonPass, from Lausanne and Geneva and other major...
Great St Bernard Pass is one of the only two road axis connecting Valais with northern Italy, the other axis being the SimplonPass. The pass runs northwest–southeast...
[11,683 ft]). 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...
France and Italy it also passes through Switzerland, via Geneva and Lausanne. After crossing into Italy (shortly after the SimplonPass, the highest point on...
(56 mi) northwest of Milan. It is situated on road and rail routes to the SimplonPass. The name of the town first appeared in documents on 15 January AD 998...
First Consul Napoleon had felt the need to better secure the strategic SimplonPass in Valais since the Battle of Marengo in 1800, as a passage from France...
cross a second pass in order to reach the plains, e.g. the Montgenèvre, that is most directly reached by the Col du Lautaret; and the Simplon, which is best...
SimplonPass) Lepontine Alps (from SimplonPass to Splügen Pass) Bernese Alps (north of the Rhône to the Grimsel Pass) Urner Alps (from Grimsel Pass to...
the Gotthard Pass, the Semmering Pass, the SimplonPass, and the Stelvio Pass. Crossing the Italian-Austrian border, the Brenner Pass separates the Ötztal...
Septimer Pass Colle Sestriere Colle dei Signori – Italy/France SimplonPass Soboth (Soboški prelaz) – Austria Splügen Pass Great St Bernard Pass Little...
band and another for the 40-metre band. The antennas were tested on SimplonPass at an altitude of 2,040 metres. The structure of the HB9XBG antenna was...
in 1882, by building the Gotthard Rail Tunnel, followed in 1906 by the Simplon Tunnel and 1913 by the Lötschberg Tunnel, and more recently, in 2007, by...
between Milan and Brig (a Swiss city of German language) through the SimplonPass (Italian: Sempione). The Domodossola–Locarno railway is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)...
Porte de Clignancourt. It takes its name from the Rue du Simplon, named after the SimplonPass in the Lepontine Alps, location of one of the longest railroad...
puppet state, the Kingdom of Holland. Before becoming the department of Simplon, the République des Sept Dizains was converted to a revolutionary République...
Grisons. Italian is also spoken in the Gondo Valley (leading to the SimplonPass, on the southern part of the watershed) in Valais. The traditional vernacular...
Their territory included the southern slopes of the St. Gotthard Pass and SimplonPass, corresponding roughly to present-day Ossola and Ticino. A map of...
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