About this pass
Nufenen Pass (Italian: Passo della Novena, German: Nufenenpass) is the second highest mountain pass, after Umbrail Pass, with a paved road in Switzerland[2], at an elevation of 2,478 metres. It lies between the summits of Pizzo Gallina (north) and the Nufenenstock (south). The road opened to motor vehicle traffic in September 1969.[3]










