Nufenen Pass (Italian:
Passo della Novena, German:
Nufenenpass) is the second highest mountain pass with a paved road in
Switzerland 
, with 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.
Route
The pass road from
Ulrichen in the canton of
Valais leads to the
Bedretto valley in the canton of
Ticino , linking Brig to
Airolo . It is not the lowest pass between the two valleys, as there is another unnamed pass one kilometre to the south, elevation 2,440 metres, which is traversed by a trail.
The source of the river Ticino lies east of the top of the pass.
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