Reschen Pass

Reschen pass
Pass summit at Reschen, looking southwards
Elevation	1,504 m (4,934 ft)
Location	Austria–Italy border
Range	Alps
Coordinates	46°50′53″N 10°30′18″E / 46.848°N 10.505°E / 46.848; 10.505Coordinates: 46°50′53″N 10°30′18″E / 46.848°N 10.505°E / 46.848; 10.505
Reschen Pass Location of the Reschen Pass

Reschen Pass (German: Reschenpass [ˈrɛʃn̩ˌpas]; Italian: Passo di Resia [ˈpasso di ˈrɛːzja]) is a mountain pass across the Main chain of the Alps, connecting the Upper Inn Valley in the northwest with the Vinschgau region in the southeast. Since 1919, the border between South Tyrol, Italy and Tyrol, Austria has approximately followed the watershed, the pass summit at a height of 1,504 metres (4,934 ft) being completely on Italian territory.

Reschen is one of the principal passes of the Alps, located between Brenner Pass in the east and Viamala in the west. It is part of the drainage divide between the Danube in the north and the Adige in the south.

The village of Reschen (Resia) is directly located on the watershed, on the shore of the Reschensee reservoir, build in 1950 and famous for the bell tower which emerges from the water in front of Graun municipality. The border with Nauders, Austria runs about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the pass summit towards the tripoint with Valsot, Switzerland in the west.