Gotthard Pass, Switzerland (2091)
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member tijgetje
N 46° 33.454 E 008° 33.805
32T E 466535 N 5156092
Gotthard Pass (Italian: Passo del San Gottardo) (el. 2106 m.) a high mountain pass in Switzerland.
Waymark Code: WM74AP
Location: Ticino, Switzerland
Date Posted: 08/31/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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Located between Airolo in the canton of Ticino, and Göschenen in the canton of Uri, connecting the northern German-speaking part of Switzerland with the Italian-speaking part, along the route onwards to Milan.

Though the pass was locally known in antiquity, it was not generally used until the early 13th century, because it involved fording the turbulent Reuss, swollen with snowmelt during the early summer, in the narrow steep-sided Schöllenen Gorge (the Schöllenenschlucht), below Andermatt. As early as 1236, it was dedicated to the Bavarian Saint Gotthard of Hildesheim.
Location: Canton Uri in Switzerland

Posted Elevation: 2091 meters

GPSR Elevation: 2090 meters

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