Gries Pass (2469 m.) (Italian: Passo del Gries , German: Griespass ) is a mountain pass between Valais , Switzerland and Formazza , Italy . There is no road over the pass, from Nufenen Pass the paved road ends and a bridle path leads over to the Italian side. A high pressure gas pipeline runs over the pass, coming from the North Sea to Italy.
4-642: The Gries Pass marks the border between Italy and Switzerland, near the Nufenen Pass. It connects Formazza with the canton of Valais or more broadly Goms with the Ossola Valley . It lies west of the Camosci point (3044 m) and is flanked to the east by the Corno Gries . This Valais location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article on a location in
8-540: The Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Formazza Formazza ( Walser : Púmâtt ; Ossolano : Formassa ; German : Pomatt ) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont , located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) northeast of Turin and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Verbania , on
12-542: The Formazza plateau in Formazza valley . Its altitude and location directly under the high mountains of the western Alps influences the climate. In fact, there is an average of more than one meter and thirty centimeters of precipitation per year (especially snow). The climate is the type Dfb / Dfc ( Köppen climate classification ), which means it is a humid continental climate with fresh and short summers (but usually there
16-460: The border with Switzerland. Formazza borders the following municipalities: Baceno , Bedretto (Switzerland), Bignasco (Switzerland), Binn (Switzerland), Bosco/Gurin (Switzerland), Cavergno (Switzerland), Premia , Reckingen-Gluringen (Switzerland), Ulrichen (Switzerland). The village was founded by Walser and Walser German is still spoken. The village is situated about an elevation of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) above sea level on
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