alpine passes
High mountain routes
Alpine passes are mountain routes through the Alps, historically crucial corridors connecting northern and southern Europe.
Hannibal famously crossed alpine passes with elephants; today they remain vital for trade and travel between countries like Switzerland, Italy, Austria, and France.
The alpine passes close in winter due to heavy snow. (Capitalized Alpine Passes may refer to specific named routes.)
- colSpreadsheet vertical section
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- high altitudeGreat distance upward
- hairpin turnsExtremely sharp road curves
- winding roadCurved path with bends
trade route · border crossing · switchbacks · Tour de France · traverse · hiking trail · snowline · saddle · summit · mountain ridge · transalpine · snowcapped · ice · cable car · pilgrimage route · valley · altitude · cairn
- AlpsMont Blanc, Matterhorn, Dolomites, Eiger, glacier
- Austria TravelVienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Danube
- historic routesancient roads, trade routes, merchant routes, caravan routes, pilgrimage routes
- Swiss tourismmountain resorts, ski resorts, St. Moritz, Davos, Matterhorn
- Alpine historyTyrol, Innsbruck, Dolomites, Matterhorn, Mont Blanc
- Swiss HistoryCongress of Vienna, cantons, Bern, Zurich, Basel
alpine passesvalley floors
Low terrain between heights
plains · river valleys · flatlands · sea routes · coastal lowlands