Stelvio Pass
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Italian: Giojo dello Stèlvio German: Stilfser Joch |
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Some of the 48 hairpin turns near the top of the eastern ramp of the Stelvio Pass
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| Elevation | 2,757 m (9,045 ft) |
| Traversed by | Strada Statale 38 |
| Location | Border of South Tyrol and Sondrio provinces, Italy |
| Range | Eastern Alps |
| Coordinates | 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E / 46.52861°N 10.45278°ECoordinates: 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E / 46.52861°N 10.45278°E |
 Stelvio Pass
Location of Stelvio Pass in the Alps.
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The Stelvio Pass (Italian: Gojo dello Stèlvio [giojo ˈdello ˈstɛlvjo]; German: Stilfser Joch; [ˈʃtɪlfsɐ jɔx]) is a mountain pass in northern Italy, at an elevation of 2,757 m (9,045 ft) above sea level. It is the highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps, and the second highest in the Alps, just 13 m (43 ft) below France's Col de l'Iseran (2,770 m (9,088 ft)).
The pass is located in the Ortler Alps in Italy between Stilfs ("Stelvio" in Italian) in South Tyrol and Bormio in the province of Sondrio. It is about 75 km (47 mi) from Bolzano and a mere 200 m from the Swiss border. The Umbrail Pass runs northwards from the Stelvio's western ramp, and the "Three Languages Peak" (Dreisprachenspitze) above the pass is so named because this is where the Italian, German, and Romansh languages meet.
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