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Mountain pass in Switzerland

Jaun Pass

Jaun Pass

Key facts

elevation above sea level1,509m
instance ofmountain pass
countrySwitzerland
located in the administrative territorial entityCanton of Berne
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Elevation
1,508 m (4,948 ft)
Traversed by
Road
Location
Bern, Switzerland
Range
Alps
Coordinates
46°35′27″N 07°20′20″E / 46.59083°N 7.33889°E

Jaun Pass (German: Jaunpass, French: col de Bellegarde) is a high mountain pass (el. 1508 m.) in the Swiss Alps linking Charmey and Jaun in the canton of Fribourg with Reidenbach 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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