The Simplon Pass.Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Izakigur 22.08.12, 12:25:27. No. 6689.

            The Simplon Pass.Canton of Valais, Switzerland.  Izakigur 22.08.12, 12:25:27. No. 6689.

"The  Simplon Pass (French: Col du Simplon; German: Simplonpass; Italian: Passo del Sempione) (2,005 m or 6,578 ft) 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 1,994 m or 6,542 ft.[2]

Rotelsee is a lake located near the pass at an elevation of 2,028 m (6,654 ft).

There are several great peaks around that can be climbed directly from the pass. These include Wasenhorn, Hubschhorn, Breithorn (Simplon), and Monte Leone."

"Der Simplonpass oder kurz Simplon (italienisch Sempione)[1] ist ein Strassenpass in den Walliser Alpen und gehört zur Hauptstrasse 9. Es handelt sich um eine Nationalstrasse dritter Klasse."
 "Le col du Simplon est un col des Alpes situé en Valais. Culminant à 2 008 mètres, il est ouvert toute l'année et fait partie intégrante de la route nationale H9 menant de Brigue à Stresa, en Italie. Long de 62 kilomètres, il a une déclivité de 9 %. Contrairement au col du Grand-Saint-Bernard fermé plusieurs mois par an, la route du Simplon est ouverte toute l'année et donne lieu à un important trafic de poids lourds."

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Taken in: Schweiz / Canton de Valais / Brig (show map)

Taken on: August 22, 2012

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