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Nufenenpass west side in canton Valais. We have just left the small village of Ulrichen in Obergoms county and are here at the edge of the valley after the second bend. Further up the Nufenen pass road leads through a gorge.
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N46°30’17.4” E008°19’17.0”
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Pass summit of the Nufenenpass. We are on the edge of the parking lot and look across the Valais valley, which is called here the Obergoms. In the background you can see 4,000er of the Alps main mountain chain. Jungfrau, Moench and Eiger, nicely lined up. Behind us is the Nufenen lake.
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N46°28’39.5” E008°23’12.1”
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Nufenenpass, pass summit. Here we are looking to the valley tothe Western Pass exit. We are on the border between the Canton of Valais (Wallis) and the Ticino (Ticino). Up here most the time a strong wind is blowing, since the air does permanently exchange between the Valais and Ticino. The Nufenen pass is also the highest mountain pass in Central Switzerland.
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N46°28’39.5” E008°23’12.1”
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Nufenenpass pass summit. We look to the Nufenen lake. To our right is the restaurant. We're right on the border between Ticino and Valais. To the left the road leads down to Airolo. Back to the right we continue to Ulrichen down to the Obergoms, Grimsel Pass, Furka Pass, while the left road leads to the Gotthard Pass and Lukmanier.
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N46°28’39.5” E008°23’12.1”
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This is what the pass summit looks like on a normal summer day. We're looking at the Pass restaurant. To our right behind the parking lot and the pass road you’ll find the lake. The road to the right leads down aside the restaurant into the canton Valais to Ulrichen
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N46°28’39.5” E008°23’12.1”
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