List of highest paved roads in Europe

For the highest road in each European country, see List of highest paved roads in Europe by country.

This is a list of the highest paved roads in Europe. It includes roads that are at least 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) long and whose culminating point is at least 2,000 metres (6,562 feet) above sea level. This height approximately corresponds to that of the highest settlements in Europe and to the tree line in several mountain ranges such as the Alps and the Pyrenees, where most of the highest roads are located.

The Pico del Veleta road

Some of the listed roads are closed to motorized vehicles, although they are normally all accessible to pedestrians and cyclists. These mountain roads are visited by drivers, motorcyclists, bicyclists and hikers for their scenery and often feature in the routes of European bicycle races such as the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de Suisse, the Tour of Austria, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España. Due to snow conditions, most of the high roads are closed between (late) autumn and late spring/early summer.

Notes:

• Some places have several names, usually because of locating in an area with multiple official languages or locating on a language border.
• Near the highest point of the road there is often a sign that indicates the name and the elevation of the pass/hill/summit. The sign may, though, indicate a wrong elevation, being usually some old measurement. Also, popular navigation devices may present inaccurate elevations.

Below the list of highest roads is a list of the highest motorways (controlled-access highways) in Europe. It includes motorways whose culminating point is over 1,000 metres (3,281 feet) above sea level.

Highest paved roads

Highest elevation	Name(s)	Mountains	Country	Type	From / between	Remarks	Highest point
3,300 m[1][self-published source?]	Veleta	Baetic System	Spain	dead end (used to cross over, unpaved)	Granada	Access road from Granada.	37°03′21″N 03°22′09″W
2,829 m[2]	Ötztaler Gletscherstraße Tiefenbachferner Rettenbachferner	Alps	Austria	dead end	Sölden	Access road to Tiefenbachferner (2,803 m) and Rettenbachferner (2,795 m) glaciers.[2]	Tiefenbachferner: 46.924401°N 10.944541°E / 46.924401; 10.944541 (Ötztaler Gletscherstraße) Rettenbachferner: 46.943573°N 10.925761°E / 46.943573; 10.925761 (Rettenbachferner)
2,802 m	Cime de la Bonette	Alps	France	loop road	Jausiers and Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, via Col de la Bonette	Highest point in the Tour de France.[3]	44°19′18″N 6°48′25″E
2,770 m[4]	Col de l'Iseran	Alps	France	pass	Val-d'Isère (Tarentaise) and Bonneval-sur-Arc (Maurienne)	Highest paved pass in the Alps.[4]	45°25′1″N 07°01′51″E
2,758 m[5]	Stilfserjoch / Passo dello Stelvio	Alps	Italy	pass	Prato allo Stelvio and Bormio	The highest paved pass in the Eastern Alps. Often designated the Cima Coppi in the annual running of the Giro d'Italia.[citation needed][5]	46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E
2,750 m[6]	Kaunertaler Gletscherstraße	Alps	Austria	dead end	Prutz	Access road from Prutz via Feichten to the Weißseeferner skiing area. Also the highest bus stop in Austria.[citation needed]	46°51′51″N 10°42′48″E
2,744 m[citation needed]	Col Agnel / Colle dell'Agnello	Alps	France Italy	pass	Queyras and Pontechianale	The highest international paved pass in the Alps.[citation needed]	44°41′2″N 06°58′46″E
2,715 m[citation needed]	Col de la Bonette	Alps	France	pass	Jausiers and Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France.[7]	44.326685°N 6.807468°E / 44.326685; 6.807468 (Col de la Bonette)
2,645 m[8]	Col du Galibier	Alps	France	pass	Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne and Briançon / Le Bourg-d'Oisans		45°03′50.4″N 06°24′28.8″E
2,641 m[citation needed]	Colle del Nivolet	Alps	Italy	pass, dead end	Locana (Piedmont)	Lago Serrù (2,275 m) is bypassed along the road. Film location in The Italian Job, including the final bus crash.[citation needed]	45°28′49″N 7°08′32″E
2,621 m[citation needed]	Passo di Gavia	Alps	Italy	pass	Bormio (Sondrio) and Ponte di Legno (Brescia)	Often designated the Cima Coppi in the annual running of the Giro d'Italia.[citation needed]	46°20′37″N 10°29′17″E
2,571 m[citation needed]	Edelweißspitze	Alps	Austria	dead end	Fusch (Salzburg) and Heiligenblut (Carinthia)		47°07′25″N 12°49′53″E
2,552 m[citation needed]	Road to Vintcheto	Rila	Bulgaria	pass, dead end	Pastra village (Rila valley)	Highest concrete-paved road in the Balkans.[citation needed]	42°10′53″N 23°15′23″E
2,504 m[citation needed]	Großglockner Hochalpenstraße	Alps	Austria	pass	Fusch (Salzburg) and Heiligenblut (Carinthia)	It has two passes: Hochtor (tunnel, 2,504 m) and Fuscher Törl (2,428 m).[citation needed]	47.081167°N 12.842634°E / 47.081167; 12.842634 (Hochtor)
2,501 m[9]	Umbrailpass / Giogo di Santa Maria / Pass Umbrail	Alps	Switzerland Italy	pass	Santa Maria Val Müstair and Bormio	Highest paved road in Switzerland.[citation needed]	46°32′35″N 10°26′02″E
2,481 m[citation needed]	Colle Fauniera	Alps	Italy	pass	Ponte Marmora / Valgrana and Demonte	Also known as Colle dei Morti ("Hill of the Dead").[citation needed]	44.3857°N 7.12189°E / 44.3857; 7.12189 (Colle Fauniera)
2,478 m[10]	Nufenenpass / Passo della Novena	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Ulrichen and Airolo	Views of the Finsteraarhorn and the Gries Glacier.	46°28′41″N 08°23′35″E
2,474 m[citation needed]	Timmelsjoch / Passo del Rombo	Alps	Austria Italy	pass	Ötz, Tyrol and St. Leonhard in Passeier, South Tyrol	Paved road projected before WW II but completed only in 1967.[11]	46°54′19″N 11°05′50″E
2,469 m[9]	Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard / Colle del Gran San Bernardo	Alps	Switzerland Italy	pass	Martigny, Valais and Aosta, Aosta Valley	Third highest road pass in Switzerland.[citation needed]	45°52′08″N 7°10′14″E
2,454 m[citation needed]	Col de la Moutière	Alps	France	pass	Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage and Bayasse or Jausiers via the Col de Restefond		44.315179°N 6.796816°E / 44.315179; 6.796816 (Col de la Moutière)
2,432 m[citation needed]	Hochwurtenspeicher (Mölltaler Gletscherstraße)	Alps	Austria	dead end	Außerfragant		47.019400°N 13.009338°E / 47.019400; 13.009338 (Hochwurtenspeicher)
2,429 m[12]	Furkapass	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Gletsch, Valais and Realp, Canton of Uri	Used as a location in the James Bond film Goldfinger. Site of the Rhone Glacier, source of river Rhone.[citation needed]	46°34′22″N 08°25′00″E
2,420 m[citation needed]	Großsee	Alps	Austria	dead end	Döllach		47.014501°N 12.982048°E / 47.014501; 12.982048 (Großsee)
2,418 m[citation needed]	Mirador de Roque de los Muchachos	La Palma (Canary Islands)	Spain	dead end	Santa Cruz de La Palma and Hoya Grande	Not located in continental Europe but belongs to Spain.[citation needed]	28°45′15.99″N 17°53′6.56″W
2,416 m[citation needed]	Colle Valcavera	Alps	Italy	pass	Demonte		44.381664°N 7.101095°E / 44.381664; 7.101095 (Colle Valcavera)
2,413 m[citation needed]	Col du Granon	Alps	France	pass	Saint-Chaffrey, La Salle-les-Alpes	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France, paved only on the west side.[citation needed]	44°57′46″N 06°36′40″E
2,408 m[citation needed]	Port d'Envalira	Pyrenees	Andorra	pass	Soldeu and El Pas de la Casa	Highest paved road pass in the Pyrenees.[citation needed]	42°32′24.2″N 1°43′10.58″E
2,394 m[citation needed]	Oscheniksee	Alps	Austria	dead end	Innerfragant	Side road from the Mölltaler Gletscherstraße to a reservoir lake.[citation needed]	46.981293°N 13.084896°E / 46.981293; 13.084896 (Oscheniksee)
2,394 m[citation needed]	Kalin Reservoir	Rila	Bulgaria	dead end	Pastra village (Rila valley)	Concrete-paved road to the highest reservoir lake in the Balkans.[13][14]	42°10′21″N 23°15′3″E
2,390 m[9]	Oberaarsee	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Grimselpass (canton of Bern)	The highest point of the access road is c. 900 m before Oberaarsee, a reservoir lake at 2,303 m.[citation needed]	46°33′08″N 08°16′48″E
2,388 m[9]	Griessee	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Nufenen Pass road	Side road from Nufenenpass-road (from 2,304 m) to a reservoir lake.[citation needed]	46°27′44″N 08°22′22″E
2,384 m	Flüelapass	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Davos and Susch, (Graubünden)		46°45′01″N 09°56′52″E
2,379 m[citation needed]	Georgian Military Road, Jvari Pass	Caucasus Mountains	Georgia	pass	Vladikavkaz (Russia) and Tbilisi (Georgia)		42.5042°N 44.4538°E / 42.5042; 44.4538 (Georgian Military Road, Jvari Pass)
2,370 m[citation needed]	Colle Esischie	Alps	Italy	pass	Ponte Marmora and Pradleves	Along the road to Colle della Fauniera.[citation needed]	44.397368°N 7.122224°E / 44.397368; 7.122224 (Colle Esischie)
2,370 m[citation needed]	Plan du Lac	Alps	France	pass, dead end	Termignon	In the Vanoise National Park.[citation needed]	45.338497°N 6.831833°E / 45.338497; 6.831833 (Plan du Lac)
2,369 m[citation needed]	Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe	Alps	Austria	dead end	Fusch (Salzburg) and Heiligenblut (Carinthia)	Side road of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road (listed above), from c. 1,860 m.[citation needed]	47.073530°N 12.754661°E / 47.073530; 12.754661 (Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe)
2,363 m[citation needed]	Tenerife roads (Teide National Park)	Tenerife (Canary Islands)	Spain	pass	Several places, for example: Los Cristianos, El Médano, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (via La Laguna), Puerto de la Cruz (via La Orotava), Los Gigantes	Not located in the continental Europe but belongs to Spain.	28.259388°N 16.608356°W / 28.259388; -16.608356 (Teide)
2,361 m[15]	Col d'Izoard	Alps	France	pass	Briançon, and Guil, Queyras, Guillestre	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France[citation needed]	44°49′12″N 06°44′07″E
2,350 m[9]	Lac de Moiry	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Grimentz-Lac de Moiry-Lac de Châteaupré (canton of Valais)		46°06′24″N 07°34′44″E
2,350 m[citation needed]	Col de la Lombarde / Colle della Lombarda	Alps	France Italy	pass	Isola, via Isola 2000 and Vinadio	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France[citation needed]	44°12′8″N 07°09′1″E
2,350 m[16]	Val Thorens	Alps	France	dead end	Moûtiers	Ski resort. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France[17]	45.299051°N 6.585247°E / 45.299051; 6.585247 (Val Thorens)
2,347 m[citation needed]	Col du Gondran	Alps	France	pass, dead end	Briançon		44.894390°N 6.703194°E / 44.894390; 6.703194 (Col du Gondran)
2,340 m[citation needed]	Azau Meadow	Caucasus Mountains	Russia	dead end	Russian A158, from E50 in Baksan via Tyrnyauz	Road continues further up mount Elbrus unpaved.[citation needed]	43°15′59″N 42°28′51″E
2,340 m[citation needed]	Tre Cime di Lavaredo	Alps	Italy	dead end	Misurina	Sometimes designated the Cima Coppi in the annual running of the Giro d'Italia.[citation needed]	46°37′07″N 12°18′20″E
2,327 m[18]	Berninapass / Passo del Bernina	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Celerina and Tirano		46°24.744′N 10°1.71′E
2,326 m[citation needed]	Col de la Cayolle	Alps	France	pass	Barcelonnette and Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes	The road on the southern side leads to the red-rock Gorges de Daluis at Daluis.[citation needed]	44°15′32″N 6°44′38″E
2,317 m[citation needed]	Idalp (Idalpe)	Alps	Austria	dead end	Ischgl		46.982381°N 10.318209°E / 46.982381; 10.318209 (Idalp)
2,313 m[9]	Forcola di Livigno	Alps	Switzerland Italy	pass	Tirano (via Val Poschiavo) and Livigno		46°26′33″N 10°03′25″E
2,311 m[9]	Albulapass (Pass d'Alvra)	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Tiefencastel, via Bergün and La Punt (Engadin)		46°35′N 09°53′E
2,311 m[9]	Lago del Narèt	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Fusio, Ticino		46°28′47″N 8°34′31″E
2,310 m[9]	Lago dei Cavagnöö	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Lago di Robièi (Ticino)		46°27′19″N 8°30′30″E
2,304 m[citation needed]	Col de la Loze	Alps	France	pass	Courchevel and Meribel	Road built in 2019.[citation needed]	45°24′18″N 6°36′07″E
2,303 m[citation needed]	Tguma Parkplatz	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Zillis, via Wergenstein		46.624896°N 9.368345°E / 46.624896; 9.368345 (Tguma Parkplatz)
2,302 m[19]	Port de Cabús	Pyrenees	Andorra Spain	pass	Erts and Llavorsí		Port de Cabús: 42.546474°N 1.419852°E / 42.546474; 1.419852 (Port de Cabús) Coll de la Botella: 42.545707°N 1.452945°E / 42.545707; 1.452945 (Coll de la Botella)
2,291 m	Passo del Foscagno	Alps	Italy	pass	Livigno (via Passo d'Eira & Trepalle) and Bormio		46°29′42″N 10°12′32″E
2,284 m	Colle di Sampeyre	Alps	Italy	pass	Sampeyre and Stroppo / Elva	Through the pass runs also a gravel high road, Strada dei Cannoni (or Varaita-Maira-Kammstraße, VMKS), an old military road: Its western end is c. 6 km away at Colle Bicocca (2,285 m). Eastwards it runs past Colle Rasticias (2,176 m, by 6.7 km), via Colle Birrone (1,698 m, by 14.5 km) and Colle della Ciabra (1,723 m, by 22 km) and then asphalted road to SP240 (crossing by 27 km).	44°33′4″N 7°7′8″E
2,284 m[9]	Julierpass (Pass da Güglia)	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Silvaplana and Tiefencastel	watershed / drainage divide between the basins of the Rivers Rhine and Danube	46°28.32′N 09°43.74′E
2,280 m	Parking du Saut	Alps	France	dead end	Lac du Chevril	Side road from Col de l'Iseran -road, from c. 1,815 m. Asphalted road ends at a small parking area, below reservoir lake Ruisseau de la Sassière. Gravel road continues 3.5 km to reservoir lake Lac de la Sassière, the dam is at 2,460 m (height 22 m, length 315 m).	45.486201°N 6.967419°E / 45.486201; 6.967419 (Parking du Saut)
2,257 m	Bola del Mundo / Alto de las Guarramillas	Central System	Spain	dead end	Puerto de Navacerrada	Steep access road of 3.3 km from Puerto de Navacerrada (1,858 m) to Bola del Mundo mountain, also known as Alto de las Guarramillas. The road is paved with rough cement and is not open to regular road traffic. Soon after beginning there is a barrier. Some ramps reach steepness of 20 %.[20] On the top there are antennas of the Spanish national TV (TVE).	40.784952°N 3.980023°W / 40.784952; -3.980023 (Bola del Mundo)
2,257 m[9]	Lago della Sella	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Gotthard Pass	Side road from the Gotthard Pass. See also nearby Passo Scimfuss, listed below.	46°33′33″N 08°35′34″E
2,252 m[9]	Col du Sanetsch	Alps	Switzerland	pass, dead end	Pont-de-la-Morge (or Sion) (Valais)[21]	On the north side of the pass the asphalted road descents to reservoir Lac de Sénin (alt. 2,034 m, dam height 42 m), ending soon after at 2,048 m. Only a gondola lift to the Gsteig direction.	46.331490°N 7.286210°E / 46.331490; 7.286210 (Col du Sanetsch)
2,250 m	Col d'Allos	Alps	France	pass	Barcelonnette and Colmars		44.297229°N 6.593749°E / 44.297229; 6.593749 (Col d'Allos)
2,244 m	Passo di Sella / Sella Joch	Alps	Italy	pass	Val Gherdëina, South Tyrol and Canazei, Fascia Valley	Highest road pass in the Dolomites.	46.508158°N 11.767338°E / 46.508158; 11.767338 (Passo di Sella / Sella Joch)
2,241 m[9]	Passo Scimfuss	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Gotthard Pass	Side road from the Gotthard Pass. See also nearby Lago della Sella, listed above.	46°32′35″N 08°35′28″E
2,239 m	Dosso dei Galli	Alps	Italy	dead end	Passo del Maniva (1,664 m) and Passo di Croce Domini (1,892 m)	Side road from Sella dell'Auccia. Military road. Access restricted.	45.853417°N 10.376190°E / 45.853417; 10.376190 (Dosso dei Galli)
2,239 m	Passo Pordoi	Alps	Italy	pass	Canazei and Livinallongo del Col di Lana	Often designated the Cima Coppi in the annual running of the Giro d'Italia	46.487530°N 11.812258°E / 46.487530; 11.812258 (Passo Pordoi)
2,236 m	Passo di Giau	Alps	Italy	pass	Cortina d'Ampezzo and Selva di Cadore / Livinallongo del Col di Lana		46°29.05′N 12°5.1′E
2,231 m[9]	Alpe Galm	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Guttet - Oberu		46°21′23″N 07°40′52″E
2,229 m	Arcalís (Estación de Esquí de Arcalís)	Pyrenees	Andorra	dead end	Ordino	Skiing area. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France.	42.631388°N 1.480941°E / 42.631388; 1.480941 (Arcalís)
2,225 m	Estación de esquí de Err-Puigmal (Jaça del Prat de Tossa)	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Err or crossing N116/D89	Road from Err is narrow up to road D89, crossing at 1,790 m. Road D89 is used by most of the traffic. A small parking area at 2,040 m and no motorized vehicles sign at 2,045 m. Asphalted road ends by a ski lift of Err-Puigmal skiing area. Gravel road continues c. 1 km, max height 2,239 m, only paths thereafter. See also nearby Cim de Coma Morera, listed below.	42.385512°N 2.087044°E / 42.385512; 2.087044 (Estación de esquí de Err-Puigmal)
2,223 m (tunnel)[22] 2,259 m (pass, dead end)	Sustenpass	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Innertkirchen, (Canton of Bern) and Wassen, Canton of Uri	Views of the Steingletscher glacier. Asphalted side road of 0.3 km to Sustenpasshöhe (alt. 2259 m) is a dead end for vehicles, with only a hiking/MTB route to the eastern side. Length of the Sustenpass tunnel is 325 m.	46.72875°N 8.44913°E / 46.72875; 8.44913 (Sustenpass)
2,223 m[9]	Männlichen	Alps	Switzerland	pass, dead end	Grindelwald Grund	Not for motorised vehicles (except for authorized). Only a gondola lift to the other side (Wengen).	46.613461°N 7.941113°E / 46.613461; 7.941113 (Männlichen)
2,215 m	Col de Portet	Pyrenees	France	pass, dead end	Saint-Lary-Soulan	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France. On the other side of the pass a gravel road (partly very steep) to Lac de l'Oule and below.	42°49′59″N 0°14′12″E
2,215 m[9]	Täschalp	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Visp, via Täsch		46°03′30″N 07°48′45″E
2,211 m	Penserjoch / Passo di Pennes	Alps	Italy	pass	Sterzing/Vipiteno and Bolzano		46.818768°N 11.441487°E / 46.818768; 11.441487 (Penserjoch / Passo di Pennes)
2,210 m	Passo d'Eira	Alps	Italy	pass	Livigno and Trepalle	A modest elevation between Livigno and Trepalle.	46.538316°N 10.166272°E / 46.538316; 10.166272 (Passo d'Eira)
2,208 m	Col des Tentes	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Luz-Saint-Sauveur, via Gèdre	From the parking area at the top, a narrow paved road continues 800 m to c. 2,180 m. After the pavement ends, the road quality drops and it soon becomes a path which is blocked with stones, before reaching the Spanish border at Port de Boucharo/Puerto de Bujaruelo at 2,270 m. In the 20th century, there were plans to build a road to the pass also from the Spain.	42°42′49″N 0°3′4″E
2,205 m	Cim de Coma Morera	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Osséja	There are two asphalted roads between crossings at 1,665 and 1,986 m, western option being 2.7 km longer and going via Coll de Pradelles (1,991 m). Road ends at a fenced parking area. Fence protects hikers’ and ranchers’ cars from the cattle, walking freely in the area. Height of Cim de Coma Morera, a flat grassy hill, is 2,208 m. See also nearby Estación de esquí de Err-Puigmal, listed above.	42.355974°N 2.023208°E / 42.355974; 2.023208 (Cim de Coma Morera)
2,205 m	Lac du Vieux Émosson	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Finhaut, via Lac d'Émosson	Public access to Lac d'Émosson dam (1932 m), restricted access to Lac du Vieux Émosson dam.	46°03′47″N 06°53′56″E
2,204 m[9]	Mattmarksee	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Visp, via Stalden	A reservoir lake.	46°03′01″N 07°57′50″E
2,200 m	Lac d'Aumar	Pyrenees	France	pass, dead end	Saint-Lary-Soulan	Side road from the road to Lac de Cap-de-Long, listed below. Road reaches maximum just before Lac d'Aumar (alt. 2,192 m). Road continues past it, 1.2 km to nearby Lac d'Aubert (alt. 2,148 m).	42.837873°N 0.156618°E / 42.837873; 0.156618 (Lac d'Aumar)
2,192 m	Passo di Valparola	Alps	Italy	pass	Badia and Cortina d'Ampezzo / Andráz, via Passo di Falzarego	Nearby is Passo di Falzarego, listed below. On the northern side of the pass is Rifugio Passo Valparola (alt. 2,168 m).	46°31′59.88″N 11°58′59.88″E
2,190 m	Embalse de Llauset (La Presa de Llauset)	Pyrenees	Spain	dead end	Senet	Side road from road N-230. After Aneto the road quality is very poor. Last 1.4 km the road is in a dark tunnel.	42.57279°N 0.712757°E / 42.57279; 0.712757 (Embalse de Llauset)
2,188 m	Col du Petit-Saint-Bernard / Colle del Piccolo San Bernardo	Alps	France Italy	pass	Tarentaise, (Savoie) and Pré-Saint-Didier (Aosta Valley)		45°40′49″N 6°53′2″E
2,181 m	Col du Petit Mont Cenis	Alps	France	dead end	Lanslebourg	Asphalted side road (7.7 km) starts below/south of the Col du Mont Cenis (listed below) and ends by restaurant Ferme des Coulours. Last c. 100 m to the grassy pass (2,184 m) is gravel.	45.210734°N 6.865439°E / 45.210734; 6.865439 (Col du Petit Mont Cenis)
2,176 m	Colle delle Finestre	Alps	Italy	pass	Susa Valley and Val Chisone	Northern side (from Susa) of this road is gravel from c. 1,450 m, but it is a classic climb in Giro d'Italia.	45°04′18.49″N 7°03′12.48″E
2,175 m	Lac de Cap-de-Long	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Saint-Lary-Soulan	Nearby is Lac d'Aumar, listed above.	42.819485°N 0.141332°E / 42.819485; 0.141332 (Lac de Cap-de-Long)
2,174 m[9]	Croix de Coeur	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Sembrancher, via Verbier and Riddes	Both sides are nowadays paved.	46°07′18″N 07°13′57″E
2,168 m	Tikmataji Pass[citation needed]	Caucasus Mountains	Georgia	pass	Tbilisi Tsalka and Ninotsminda Akhalkalaki	Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway also goes via this pass.	41°29′46″N 43°52′18″E
2,164 m[9]	Grimselpass	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Innertkirchen, Bern and Gletsch, Valais		46°33.72′N 8°20.34′E
2,162 m [22]	Helkhütte	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Grindelwald	Listed formerly as Oberläger. From Grindelwald: Spillstattstrasse, Geisstutzstrasse (steep), Bussalpstrasse. 130 m before Bussalp turn right (no sign). From Mittelläger to crossing at Oberläger (2,022 m) the road is steep (1.3 km/15 %). 1.0 km road (sign: Burg) to Helkhütte has even steeper sections and also 2 gravel sections (0.2 & 0.3 km). Helkhütte is a cattle farm. Its name is carved to its eastern wall. Grassy unnamed pass by the road is at 2,157 m. From the crossing at Oberläger, another steep road (130 m) to 2,044 m. Bussalpstrasse is not for motorirized vehicles (except for authorized).	46.65740°N 7.98104°E / 46.65740; 7.98104 (Helkhütte)
2,159 m	Vallter 2000 (Estació d'esquí de Vallter 2000)	Pyrenees	Spain	dead end	Camprodon	Ski resort.	42.427091°N 2.265253°E / 42.427091; 2.265253 (Vallter 2000)
2,155 m	Calar Alto	Baetic System	Spain	pass	road A92 (below Aulago) and Gérgal/Serón/Tíjola	Calar Alto Observatory	37.222365°N 2.547840°W / 37.222365; -2.547840 (Calar Alto)
2,150 m	Les Arcs 2000	Alps	France	dead end	Bourg-Saint-Maurice	Tarentaise, (Savoie)	45.570560°N 6.832641°E / 45.570560; 6.832641 (Les Arcs 2000)
2,148 m[9]	Ofenpass / Pass dal Fuorn	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Zernez, Engadin and Val Müstair		46°38.472′N 10°17.598′E
2,146 m[9]	Alp da Stierva	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Tiefencastel, via Stierva	Some gravel sections above 2,000 m. Road ends at a cattle farm.	46.647840°N 9.510383°E / 46.647840; 9.510383 (Alp da Stierva)
2,145 m	Transalpina (Pasul Urdele)	Carpathian Mountains	Romania	pass	Novaci and Sebeș	The Transalpina road (DN67C) is the highest paved road in Romania.[23] Widening and asphalting works started in 2010, but are not yet finished. c. 2-3 km of roadbed-only - alternating with asphalted areas - and several viaducts with only one-lane accessibility and tens of unfinished ditches across the road for collecting water from the slopes, which require slowing down to 5-10 km/h. It also lacks safety elements - parapets, reflective aids, road marks, road signs. c. 6 km north is another pass, Pasul Muntiu (c. 2,095 m). Between the passes, the road descends to c. 1,940 m.	45.345°N 23.657°E / 45.345; 23.657 (Transalpina road, Urdele pass)
2,141 m	Grande Dixence Dam	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Sion, via Hérémence	Tallest dam in Europe, 285 m (6th tallest dam overall), length 700 m. Lac des Dix (alt. 2,364 m), the reservoir lake, is the largest lake above 2,000 m in the Alps.	46°05′03″N 07°24′13″E
2,140 m	Tignes Val Claret	Alps	France	dead end	Tarentaise (Savoie)	Side road D87A from Col de l'Iseran -road, from c. 1,800 m. The road first runs along the Tignes Dam (altitude 1,790 m, height 160 m, length 295 m) by reservoir lake Lac du Chevril and continues then past Tignes (partly in a tunnel) and past Lac de Tignes to a roundabout at 2,100 m, which is below the village of Tignes Val Claret.	45.453756°N 6.901585°E / 45.453756; 6.901585 (Tignes Val Claret)
2,136 m	Collado de las Sabinas	Baetic System	Spain	pass	Güejar Sierra and kilometer point 33.4 of the Veleta Road		37.115432°N 3.422194°W / 37.115432; -3.422194 (Collado de las Sabinas)
2,135 m	Großer Speikkogel	Alps	Austria	dead end	Maildorf	Access road to a radio/TV-transmitter and a radar station. There is a barrier at c. 1,630 m (4.3 km from the top).	46.786929°N 14.971236°E / 46.786929; 14.971236 (Großer Speikkogel)
2,135 m	Rifugio Forni (Rifugio Ghiacciaio dei Forni)	Alps	Italy	dead end	Santa Caterina di Valfurva	Side road from Passo di Gavia -road (SP29), with some steep sections. Gravel from c. 2,135 m. Rifugio is at 2,176 m.	46.420014°N 10.553222°E / 46.420014; 10.553222 (Rifugio Ghiacciaio dei Forni)
2,134 m[9]	Berghaus Nagens	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Laax		46°51′42″N 09°13′50″E
2,133 m	Passo Gardena / Grödner Joch	Alps	Italy	pass	Sëlva, Val Gardena and Corvara, South Tyrol		46.549812°N 11.808529°E / 46.549812; 11.808529 (Passo Gardena)
2,133 m	Parking de Laus (Lac d'Allos parking)	Alps	France	dead end	Colmars	[24] Side road from the Col d'Allos road. The road ends at a parking area. From there it is c. 2 km hike to the beautiful Lac d'Allos (at 2,230 m).	44.245437°N 6.698065°E / 44.245437; 6.698065 (Parking de Laus)
2,131 m	Col Carette	Alps	Italy	pass, dead end	Monno (Brescia)	The grassy geographical pass is at c. 2,095 m. The road reaches higher. On the other side of the pass the asphalted road continues 3.9 km (to near Chalet La Cort), dead end at c. 1,820 m. Along the way, at 1,936 m, a gravel road down to Vezza d'Oglio.	46.255789°N 10.362767°E / 46.255789; 10.362767 (Col Carette)
2,130 m	Campo Imperatore	Apennines	Italy	dead end	Assergi	The road leads to the hotel where Italian army kept Benito Mussolini imprisoned (see also Gran Sasso raid). It is often a stage in the Giro d'Italia bike race.[25][26] Located near the Gran Sasso d'Italia mountain (2,912 m).	42°28′N 13°33′E
2,130 m[27]	Roki Tunnel	Caucasus Mountains	Georgia/Russia	pass	Tskhinvali Region(Samachablo)/North Ossetia–Alania		42°36′03″N 44°06′54″E
2,130 m	Via Monterotta	Alps	Italy	pass, dead end	Sestriere	Side road of 3.8 km from Sestriere. The paved road ends soon after the pass.	44.955061°N 6.844043°E / 44.955061; 6.844043 (Via Monterotta)
2,125 m[9]	Juf (Avers valley)	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Ausserferrera	After reaching this small village, the paved road descents to 2,116 m. Juf is the highest village with permanent residents in the Alps, although Trepalle village stretches up higher, to 2,210 m.	46°26′45″N 09°34′45″E
2,115 m	Col du Tourmalet	Pyrenees	France	pass	Sainte-Marie-de-Campan and Luz-Saint-Sauveur	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France.	42°54′29.50″N 0°8′42.40″E
2,114 m[9]	Splügenpass / Passo dello Spluga	Alps	Switzerland Italy	pass	Splügen (Graubünden) and Chiavenna (Lombardy)	Described by Mary Shelley in 1844. Several tunnels on Italian side.	46°30.36′N 09°20.22′E
2,109 m[9]	Arolla	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Sion, via Les Haudères (canton of Valais	Highest point above Arolla village (alt. 2,009 m). Or, instead of turning right to Arolla village, pavement of Val d'Arolla -road ends at 2,027 m[9] (after a pumping station).	46.025629°N 7.477918°E / 46.025629; 7.477918 (Arolla)
2,108 m[9]	Lauchernalp	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Wiler	See also nearby Weritzstafel, listed below. Crossing to these villages is at 1,871 m.	46.415186°N 7.768990°E / 46.415186; 7.768990 (Lauchernalp)
2,108 m	Col de Vars	Alps	France	pass	Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye and Vars, Hautes-Alpes / Guillestre		44°32′20″N 6°42′10″E
2,106 m[28]	Coll de Pal	Pyrenees	Spain	pass, dead end	Bagà	Road BV-4024 from north of Bagà. At the top, the paved road continues 1.9 km to 2,025 m, where a gravel road continues towards La Molina and Masella ski resorts (crossing to those is another 1.9 km later at 1,950 m). Note: Nearby is 5 km long Túnel del Cadí. The tunnel and its access roads are forbidden for pedestrians and cyclists.	42.3039°N 1.9223°E / 42.3039; 1.9223 (Coll de Pal)
2,106 m[9]	Gotthardpass / Passo del San Gottardo (main road)	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Airolo, Ticino and Göschenen, Canton of Uri		46.559167°N 8.561389°E / 46.559167; 8.561389 (Gotthardpass / Passo del San Gottardo)
2,106 m[9]	Gotthardpass / Passo del San Gottardo (via Tremola)	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Motto Bartola, Ticino and Brüggloch, Canton of Uri	Historical road paved with granite stones.	46.559167°N 8.561389°E / 46.559167; 8.561389 (Gotthardpass / Passo del San Gottardo)
2,105 m	Passo di Falzarego	Alps	Italy	pass	Andráz and Cortina d'Ampezzo	Nearby is Passo di Valparola, listed above.	46°31′8″N 12°0′34″E
2,105 m	Schöneben / Belpiano	Alps	Italy	loop road	Reschen (Reschensee) and San Valentino alla Muta	Skiing area. Possible to drive also the ramp to the ski station (at c. 2,115 m).	46.804578°N 10.489043°E / 46.804578; 10.489043 (Schöneben / Belpiano)
2,103 m	Sella dell'Auccia	Alps	Italy	pass	Passo del Maniva and Passo di Croce Domini	Paved from Passo del Maniva (1,664 m). Unpaved (at least partly) from Passo di Croce Domini (1,892 m). Not the highest point of the road but access to slightly higher points may be unpaved.	45°51′34″N 10°22′35″E
2,102 m	Tauernmoossee	Alps	Austria	pass, dead end	Uttendorf, via Enzingerboden	Access road to a reservoir lake. After reaching the highest point (2,102 m, unnamed pass), road becomes a gravel road and descents to Tauernmoossee (2,023 m). In Enzingerboden (1,470 m), at the beginning of the access road, there is a barrier.	47.169045°N 12.647056°E / 47.169045; 12.647056 (Tauernmoossee)
2,100 m	Cirque de Troumouse	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Luz-Saint-Sauveur, via Gèdre		42.727977°N 0.095560°E / 42.727977; 0.095560 (Cirque de Troumouse)
2,100 m (ca.)	Col des Champs	Alps	France	pass	Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes and Colmars	The height of the geographical pass is c. 2,060 m. The road reaches c. 2,100 m, about 0.5 km south of the pass sign at 2,089 m.	44.170980°N 6.700520°E / 44.170980; 6.700520 (Col des Champs)
2,100 m	Col du Sabot	Alps	France	pass, dead end	Vaujany	Side road from the Col de la Croix de Fer road.	45.190366°N 6.108866°E / 45.190366; 6.108866 (Col du Sabot)
2,100 m (ca.)	Hochsölden	Alps	Austria	dead end	Sölden	Ski resort. The village is at 2,085 m. Asphalted road continues to Bergrestaurant Sonnblick at c. 2,100 m.	46.976356°N 10.981920°E / 46.976356; 10.981920 (Hochsölden)
2,099 m[9]	Weritzstafel	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Wiler	See also nearby Lauchernalp, listed above. Crossing to these villages is at 1,871 m.	46.421606°N 7.792638°E / 46.421606; 7.792638 (Weritzstafel)
2,096 m[9]	Thyon	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Sion, via Hérémence		46°10′55″N 07°22′21″E
2,094 m	Jaufenpass / Passo di Monte Giovo	Alps	Italy	pass	Sterzing/Vipiteno and Sankt Leonhard in Passerei/San Leonardo in Passiria		46.839441°N 11.321062°E / 46.839441; 11.321062 (Jaufenpass / Passo di Monte Giovo)
2,093 m [22]	Steilimigletscher	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Hotel Steingletscher	Listed formerly as Steingletscher. Side road of 2.8 km from the Sustenpass road, from Hotel Steingletscher (alt. 1,863 m). Toll road for motorirized vehicles (5 SFr). Road has 3 steeper sections and it ends at a parking area (sign: Steilimigletscher 2095 m). Only hiking paths to the surrounding glaciers.	46.71323°N 8.41642°E / 46.71323; 8.41642 (Steilimigletscher)
2,093 m	Plagne Aime 2000	Alps	France	dead end (loop road)	Tarentaise, (Savoie)	Ski resort. Road D221 continues 2 km from Plagne Centre (1,970 m) to Aime 2000. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France. Note: From the roundabout in Plagne Centre at 1,965 m, another paved road, D223, goes past Plagne Villages at c. 2,050 m and continues to 2,140 m (45.503601°N 6.692349°E / 45.503601; 6.692349 (Rte du Boulevard, Plagne Villages)). Road D223 also has a side road of 0.6 km from c. 2,025 m to Plagne Soleil at 2,065 m. See also nearby Belle-Plagne, listed below.	45.510438°N 6.666343°E / 45.510438; 6.666343 (Plagne Aime 2000)
2,087 m	La Saussaz	Alps	France	dead end	Saint-Martin-de-la-Porte		45.283746°N 6.473076°E / 45.283746; 6.473076 (La Saussaz)
2,083 m	Col du Mont Cenis	Alps	France	pass	Lanslebourg and Susa (Italy)	Possibly used by Hannibal. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France. Note that the pass is located c. 1 km north of Lac du Mont-Cenis, a big reservoir lake (dam altitude 1,979 m, height 95 m, length 1400 m). By the lake the road reaches higher, c. 2,090 m. See also nearby Col du Petit Mont Cenis, listed above.	45.259721°N 6.901024°E / 45.259721; 6.901024 (Col du Mont Cenis)
2,080 m	Lac Rond & Lac Besson	Alps	France	dead end	Le Bourg-d'Oisans	Two adjoined lakes above l'Alpe d'Huez.	45.116037°N 6.087120°E / 45.116037; 6.087120 (Lac Rond)
2,076 m	Champillon	Alps	Italy	dead end	Aosta, Aosta Valley	Side road from Colle del Gran San Bernardo -road (SS27), via villages of Moulin and Doues. The asphalted road ends at a parking area.	45.843470°N 7.287742°E / 45.843470; 7.287742 (Champillon)
2,076 m	Colle del Preit	Alps	Italy	pass	Ponte Marmora	Above this pass road turns into a gravel road (Maira-Stura-Kammstraße, MSKS), a high road of 14.7 km to Colle Valcavera, listed above.	44.404391°N 7.041618°E / 44.404391; 7.041618 (Colle del Preit)
2,075 m	Port de la Bonaigua / Pòrt dera Bonaigua	Pyrenees	Spain	pass	Vielha and Esterri d'Aneu	According to the Catalan map (ICGC), the height of the road reaches 2,075.8 m while the geographical pass is at 2,072.3 m.	42°39′50″N 0°58′55″E
2,070 m	Belle-Plagne	Alps	France	dead end	Tarentaise, (Savoie)	Ski resort. Side road D224 from the road to La Plagne (D221). 3.9 km from a roundabout at c. 1,885 m. Or only 3.6 km, if choosing a shortcut through Plagne Bellecôte at 1,910 m. See also nearby Plagne Aime 2000, listed above.	45.509873°N 6.706458°E / 45.509873; 6.706458 (Belle-Plagne)
2,070 m	Martelltal / Val Martello	Alps	Italy	dead end	Coldrano, Martell	Pavement ends at a small parking area, highest point of the road is just before that. Gravel road continues to the closed and ruined Hotel Paradiso del Cevedale at 2,090 m.	46°29′11″N 10°41′03″E
2,070 m	R-285 Zelenchuksky District	Caucasus Mountains	Russia	dead end (to BTA-6 telescope)	Arkhyz (Russia)		43.6462°N 41.4412195°E / 43.6462; 41.4412195 (R-285)
2,070 m	Santuario Sant'Anna di Vinadio	Alps	Italy	dead end	Vinadio	Side road from Colle della Lombarda -road SP255 (from 1,815 m). Just before the Santuario (at 2,015 m), a side road of 0.6 km to a small crucifix at 2,070 m.	44.227081°N 7.106313°E / 44.227081; 7.106313 (Santuario Sant'Anna di Vinadio)
2,069 m[9]	Mandelon	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Sion, via Hérémence		46°07′52″N 07°24′41″E
2,067 m	Col de la Croix de Fer	Alps	France	pass	Le Bourg-d'Oisans and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France	45.2275°N 6.203333°E / 45.2275; 6.203333 (Col de la Croix de Fer)
2,067 m	Parking Altumeira (Val Viola)	Alps	Italy	dead end	Arnoga	Side road from Passo del Foscagno -road (SS301), from "Curva Arnoga" at c. 1,880 m. For motorized vehicles, this is a toll road (5 €). The asphalted road ends after 4.3 km at P4 (parking area 4, Parking Altumeira) and gravel road continues to Rifugio Viola at 2,314 m. From nearby crossing, a poor gravel road leads to Passo di Val Viola and Swiss border at 2,470 m.	46.438878°N 10.199305°E / 46.438878; 10.199305 (Parking Altumeira)
2,065 m[9]	Passo del San Bernardino	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Thusis (Graubünden) and Bellinzona (Ticino)		46.496111°N 9.170833°E / 46.496111; 9.170833 (Passo del San Bernardino)
2,064 m	Alpe Campo	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Sfazù	Side road from Passo del Bernina -road (from 1,622 m).	46°24′05″N 10°07′07″E
2,063 m	Els Cortals d'Encamp	Pyrenees	Andorra	dead end	Encamp	Road ends at a ski lift.	42.539582°N 1.630912°E / 42.539582; 1.630912 (Els Cortals d'Encamp)
2,060 m[9]	Hotel Salastrains	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	St. Moritz	Paved road continues past Hotel Salastrains, to 2,060 m. Old height 2,049 means the roundabout just before the hotel. See also nearby Via Marguns etc. (Suvretta roads), listed below.	46°29′58″N 09°49′43″E
2,058 m	Belmeken Dam road	Rila	Bulgaria	pass	Road 8 via Sestrimo and Yundola	Part of the 2010 WRC Rally Bulgaria. Altitude of the Belmeken Dam is about 1,930 m.	42.167449°N 23.825491°E / 42.167449; 23.825491 (Belmeken Dam road)
2,058 m	Col du Lautaret	Alps	France	pass	Le Bourg-d'Oisans and Briançon	A famous climb on the Tour de France. From the pass the road leads also to Col du Galibier, listed above.	45.035278°N 6.405556°E / 45.035278; 6.405556 (Col du Lautaret)
2,057 m	Passo di Fedaia	Alps	Italy	pass	Canazei and Rocca Pietore	a famous climb on the Giro d'Italia	46°27′12.60″N 11°53′20.40″E
2,055 m	Mangartska cesta (Mangart Road)	Alps	Slovenia	dead end (loop road)	Log pod Mangrtom and Lago del Predil	Side road from Passo di Predil road (from c. 1,090 m). Highest paved climb in Slovenia. Mangartsko sedlo (Mangart Saddle) is the name of the nearby pass (2,072 m). Mangart is the name of the nearby mountain (2,679 m).	46.444051°N 13.640645°E / 46.444051; 13.640645 (Mangartsko cesta)
2,052 m	Staller Sattel / Passo di Stalle	Alps	Austria Italy	pass	Sankt Jakob in Defereggen valley (Tyrol) and Rasen-Antholz valley (South Tyrol)		46.888056°N 12.200556°E / 46.888056; 12.200556 (Staller Sattel/ Passo di Stalle)
2,050 m	Parking de la Calme (Mollera dels Clots)	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Font-Romeu and Mont-Louis	Side road from road D618, from Col du Calvaire (alt. 1,830 m). Parking area for skiers and hikers.	42.530089°N 2.021194°E / 42.530089; 2.021194 (Parking de la Calme)
2,050 m	Saint-Véran	Alps	France	dead end (loop road)	Château-Ville-Vieille	Saint-Véran is the third highest village in the Alps. There are also some side streets in the village, one of which (street name?) reaches c. 2,065 m.	44.701669°N 6.866267°E / 44.701669; 6.866267 (Saint-Véran)
2,050 m	Site de parapente du Pic dels Moros	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Targassonne	Steep access road to a paragliding site. From the main road D618 (roundabout at 1,589 m) choose the side road D618B. After 0.7 km (at 1,638 m) turn right to Rue du Berdaguer. After 0.9 km (at 1,680 m) a steep right turn to the 3.27 km/11.3 % access road, with a barrier very soon. The road has 5 steeper sections, some concrete-paved, length of each is 100–200 m. The steepest section is at least 20 %, after a short bridge at 1,865 m. The paved road ends at a small parking area. From there a sandy path of 0.23 km leads to the paragliding site at 2,060 m, with a beautiful scenery.	42.510262°N 1.992485°E / 42.510262; 1.992485 (Site de parapente du Pic dels Moros)
2,048 m[9]	Moosalp	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Sion (via Stalden) and Bürchen		46°15′05″N 07°49′47″E
2,047 m	Les Fonts	Alps	France	dead end	Cervières	Side road from Col d'Izoard -road (from c. 1,635 m). c. 3 km gravel just above Cervières (alt. 1,650 m).	44.844111°N 6.816528°E / 44.844111; 6.816528 (Les Fonts)
2,047 m	Passo Manghen	Alps	Italy	pass	Borgo Valsugana and Molina di Fiemme		46.173279°N 11.441342°E / 46.173279; 11.441342 (Passo Manghen)
2,046 m[9]	Steinigboda	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Nufenen	Side road from Passo del San Bernardino -road (from Nufenen at 1,570 m). The road ends at a cattle farm.	46°33′17″N 09°14′31″E
2,044 m[9]	Oberalppass (Cuolm d'Ursera)	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Disentis, Graubünden and Andermatt, Canton of Uri	The Rhine springs from a source nearby (Tomasee)	46.659°N 8.671°E / 46.659; 8.671 (Oberalppass)
2,043 m	Parcheggio di Cheneil	Alps	Italy	dead end	Paquier	Side road of 6.4 km from road SR46 (from 1,560 m). The asphalted road ends at a barrier above the parking area. Behind the barrier the road is concrete-paved for some hundred meters. Close to the barrier there is an inclined elevator (Ascensore inclinato Barma-Cheneil) which leads to the village of Cheneil (alt. 2,105 m, "about 8 residents").	45.866424°N 7.642165°E / 45.866424; 7.642165 (Parcheggio di Cheneil)
2,042 m	Estación de esquí de Boí Taüll	Pyrenees	Spain	dead end	Barruera, via Boí and Taüll	There are two barriers at 2,042 m. Behind the barrier the road descents to Boí Taüll ski resort at 2,035 m. Behind the other barrier the paved road ascents to 2,051 m.	42.479264°N 0.867353°E / 42.479264; 0.867353 (Estación de esquí de Boí Taüll)
2,042 m	Eisentalhöhe (Nockalmstraße) Schiestelscharte (Nockalmstraße)	Alps	Austria	pass	Innerkrems and Ebene Reichenau	For motorized vehicles, Nockalmstraße is a toll road. Its highest point, Eisentalhöhe at 2,042 m, is actually not a pass, but a high road past a nearby hill (Eisenthalhöhe 2,180 m). Schiestelscharte at 2,024 m, another high point, located 13 km south-east along the road, is a pass. It is also called Glockenhütte, which is the name of the restaurant/shop there.	Eisentalhöhe: 46.935687°N 13.759226°E / 46.935687; 13.759226 (Eisentalhöhe) Schiestelscharte: 46.89010°N 13.79459°E / 46.89010; 13.79459 (Schiestelscharte)
2,042 m	Transfăgărășan (Pasul Bâlea)	Carpathian Mountains	Romania	pass	Cârțișoara, Sibiu (Transylvania) and Arefu, Argeș (Wallachia)	Highest point is at the northern end of the 884 m long Bâlea Tunnel. Also an asphalted side road of 0.5 km to Cabana Bâlea Lac, located by Bâlea Lac (alt. 2,034 m). Highest point of the side road is 2,045 m, by Cabana Paltinu. (Also a short private road to Refugiul Salvamont, a mountain rescue center at 2,050 m.) The Transfăgărășan (road DN7C) was named the "Best Driving Road in the world" (Top Gear).	45.602142°N 24.614221°E / 45.602142; 24.614221 (Transfăgărășan)
2,041 m	Puerto de la Ragua	Baetic System	Spain	pass	Cherín and La Calahorra		37.113166°N 3.029749°W / 37.113166; -3.029749 (Puerto de la Ragua)
2,040 m	Parking des Millefonts	Alps	France	dead end	Valdeblore	Side road from Col Saint-Martin -road M2565 (from c. 1,380 m). The paved road ends at a parking area. Lacs des Millefonts are five small lakes at an altitude of 2,230–2,380 m, along a hiking trail.	44.098221°N 7.186230°E / 44.098221; 7.186230 (Parking des Millefonts)
2,040 m	Via Marguns Via Clavadatsch Via Puzzainas Via Suvretta	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	St. Moritz, via Suvretta	Above Suvretta, there are 4 asphalted streets to at least 2,000 m (of these, only Via Suvretta is at least 1 km long): Via Marguns, dead end at 2,040 m.[9] Via Clavadatsch, dead end at 2,016 m.[9] Via Puzzainas, asphalted to 2,015 m[9] and continues after a barrier as a gravel road to ski station Signal (2,130 m) and from there down to Hotel Salastrains, listed above. Via Suvretta, asphalted to 2,004 m[9] and continues as a gravel road/path towards the mountains (Pass Suvretta at 2,617 m).	Via Marguns: 46.489810°N 9.816390°E / 46.489810; 9.816390 (Via Marguns) Via Clavadatsch: 46.491250°N 9.819870°E / 46.491250; 9.819870 (Via Clavadatsch) Via Puzzainas: 46.486280°N 9.811080°E / 46.486280; 9.811080 (Via Puzzainas) Via Suvretta: 46.485300°N 9.806500°E / 46.485300; 9.806500 (Via Suvretta)
2,039 m [22]	Lai da Curnera	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Surpalits	4.5 km access road to the Lai da Curnera reservoir, from the Oberalppass road (from 1,830 m). Along the road, a barrier for motorirized vehicles. The highest point of the road is 0.9 km before the Lai da Curnera dam (alt. 1,958 m, height 153 m, length 350 m).	46.63758°N 8.70751°E / 46.63758; 8.70751 (Lai da Curnera)
2,037 m[9]	Bettmeralp Hotel Riederfurka (Fiescheralp)	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Mörel	Bettmeralp, Riederalp and Fiescheralp are car-free resorts. Highest paved roads: Bettmeralp (2,037 m) is a cattle farm, located above Bettmersee (2,009 m) and Bettmeralp village (1,970 m). Riederalp (1,905 m) village is generally located lower, but there is a steep concrete-paved road to near Hotel Riederfurka, to 2,064 m. Nearby car-free resort Fiescheralp has a paved street through the village. The length of the street is c. 0.8 km, max elevation 2,215 m. To get there, take a cable car from Fiesch or path from Bettmeralp or gravel road above Lax.	Bettmeralp: 46°23′45″N 08°03′56″E Hotel Riederfurka: 46.377740°N 8.017990°E / 46.377740; 8.017990 (Hotel Riederfurka) Fiescheralp: 46.412930°N 8.102930°E / 46.412930; 8.102930 (Fiescheralp)
2,037 m	La Rabassa	Pyrenees	Andorra	dead end	Sant Julià de Lòria	At the top there is a big parking area, Naturlànd (eco park) and an animal park for kids. And ’Tobotronc’, the longest mountain coaster in the world (5.3 km). Nordic skiing area in the winter.	42.435580°N 1.521315°E / 42.435580; 1.521315 (La Rabassa)
2,036 m	Bielerhöhe (Silvretta Hochalpenstraße)	Alps	Austria	pass	Montafon Vorarlberg) and Paznaun (Tyrol)	For motorized vehicles, this is a toll road. The original Bielerhöhe pass (2,021 m) has disappeared under the dam of the Silvretta Reservoir.	46.918056°N 10.095556°E / 46.918056; 10.095556 (Bielerhöhe)
2,036 m	Puerto de Escúllar (Puerto Padilla)	Baetic System	Spain	pass	Caniles and Abla	There are two passes, 2,036 m and 1.2 km northwards 2,017 m (37.26276°N 2.78069°W / 37.26276; -2.78069 (name? / ¿nombre?)). The latter is at the border of provinces of Almería and Granada. Between the passes, the road descends to c. 2,000 m.	37.253328°N 2.774763°W / 37.253328; -2.774763 (Puerto de Escúllar)
2,035 m	Sestriere (Colle Sestriere)	Alps	Italy	pass	Pinerolo and Cesana Torinese	A starting and arrival point in the Giro d'Italia, sometimes also in the Tour de France.	44.956836°N 6.879823°E / 44.956836; 6.879823 (Sestriere)
2,035 m	Ventertal	Alps	Austria	dead end	Zwieselstein	From Vent, at c. 1,900 m, a narrow side road Rofenstraße. It reaches maximum at c. 2,035 m and then descents to hotel Rofenhöfe at 2,014 m.	46.857048°N 10.894255°E / 46.857048; 10.894255 (Ventertal)
2,033 m	Kurzras / Maso Corto (Schnalstal / Val Senales)	Alps	Italy	dead end	Naturns / Naturno	End of LS/SP3. Ski resort and hiking area.	46.758300°N 10.780618°E / 46.758300; 10.780618 (Kurzras / Maso Corto)
2,033 m [22]	Pro da Peadra	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Zillis, via Mathon	Asphalted road ends at Mursenas (alt. 1,931 m). 0.2 km before that (from 1,921 m), a concrete-paved road of 1.4 km to pasture land.	46.64864°N 9.39710°E / 46.64864; 9.39710 (Pro da Peadra)
2,032 m	Passo Valles	Alps	Italy	pass	Paneveggio and Falcade		46.338604°N 11.800845°E / 46.338604; 11.800845 (Passo Valles)
2,027 m	l'Ecot (Hameau de l'Ecot)	Alps	France	dead end	Bonneval-sur-Arc	Side road from Col de l'Iseran -road, from c. 1,800 m.	45.380828°N 7.089425°E / 45.380828; 7.089425 (l'Ecot)
2,027 m [22]	Schreckfeld	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Grindelwald	Not for motorirized vehicles (except for authorized). From Grindelwald, road towards Grosse Scheidegg pass. At 1,160 m turn left to Regenmattenstrasse (1.3 km), at 1,290 m turn right to Alpweg (steep, 4.4 km/14.7 %), at 1,935 m turn left (1.1 km). More popular access via Grosse Scheidegg (1,962 m) but after that there are 4 gravel sections. From the highest asphalted point a gravel road 1.5 km to First ski station at 2,165 m.	46.66200°N 8.06223°E / 46.66200; 8.06223 (Schreckfeld)
2,025 m	Parking de Laval (Vallée de la Clarée)	Alps	France	dead end	Névache		45.059362°N 6.525588°E / 45.059362; 6.525588 (Parking de Laval)
2,025 m	Puig de la Tossa	Pyrenees	France	dead end	La Llagonne	Side road of 4.4 km from road D4C (from 1,795 m), via Coll de Brilles at 1,965 m. Last 150 m the road is gravel, to old army barracks at 2,034 m. The road goes past an army shooting area, thus there are restrictions for entering the area. There is a timetable sign at the beginning of the road.	42.530497°N 2.151362°E / 42.530497; 2.151362 (Puig de la Tossa)
2,023 m	Kreuztal / Valcroce	Alps	Italy	dead end	Brixen / Bressanone	Side road from Würzjoch / Passo delle Erbe -road SP29 (from 1,688 m). Gravel road (Dolomiten Panoramaweg) continues to Plosehütte at c. 2,450 m and near Telegraph Plose at 2,486 m.	46.683249°N 11.711859°E / 46.683249; 11.711859 (Kreuztal / Valcroce)
2,020 m [22]	Lai da Vons	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Sufers	Along the road, 1 tunnel (90 m) and 2 gravel sections (0.4 & 0.1 km). Asphalted road ends above lake Lai da Vons (alt. 1,991 m). Gravel road continues 0.65 km to an unnamed(?) pass at 2,073 m, descending then towards Andeer.	46.58758°N 9.38270°E / 46.58758; 9.38270 (Lai da Vons)
2,020 m	Zillertaler Höhenstraße[29] (Melchboden)	Alps	Austria	pass	Hippach and either Zellberg, Aschau in Zillertal, Ried in Zillertal or Kaltenbach depending on the variant you choose	For motorized vehicles, this is a toll road. The highest point of the road is 250 m from restaurant/Alpengasthof Melchboden. Also, name Arbiskopf seems to be used, but actually it is the name of a nearby grassy hill (2,133 m).	47.220667°N 11.824915°E / 47.220667; 11.824915 (Zillertaler Höhenstraße, Melchboden)
2,017 m	Kühtaisattel	Alps	Austria	pass	Ötz and Gries im Sellrain	Ski resort.	47.2161°N 11.0303°E / 47.2161; 11.0303 (Kühtaisattel)
2,016 m	Circuit de l'Authion	Alps	France	dead end (loop road)	Col de Turini	Side road D68 from Col de Turini (1,604 m). The road becomes a one-way loop road (9 km) at Baisse de Tueis (1,889 m). The highest point of the loop road is near the Redoute des Trois Communes, 0.7 km from an unnamed(?) pass at 1,986 m. The lowest point is at c. 1,780 m. The area has some war history, see Battle of Authion.	43.998070°N 7.427783°E / 43.998070; 7.427783 (Circuit de l'Authion)
2,014 m	Lac des Bouillouses	Pyrenees	France	dead end	La Llagonne and Mont-Louis	Side road D60 from road D118, to a reservoir lake. By 2 km of the road, there is a toll station for motorized vehicles and a parking area for those who rather want to use a shuttle bus. By 7.7 km the road becomes narrower. Asphalted road ends just before the lake, by Auberge du Carlit. Parking areas are lower, at c. 2,005 m. Dam is at 2,017 m (length 380 m), water level is at 2,016 m.	42.560037°N 2.003775°E / 42.560037; 2.003775 (Lac des Bouillouses)
2,012 m	Parking les Claux (Vallon du Cristillan)	Alps	France	dead end	Maison du Roi, via Ceillac	Asphalted road ends at a small parking area.	44.659291°N 6.843485°E / 44.659291; 6.843485 (Parking les Claux)
2,012 m	Pian del Re	Alps	Italy	dead end	Paesana	Source of river Po is there.	44.700868°N 7.096274°E / 44.700868; 7.096274 (Pian del Re)
2,012 m	Plan-d'Amont	Alps	France	dead end	Aussois	Access road to two reservoir lakes, Plan-d'Aval and Plan-d'Amont. Road becomes gravel at 2,012 m, already by the first lake (Plan-d'Aval). Plan-d'Aval dam is at 1,948 m (side road downwards), Plan d'Amont dam is at 2,078 m (height 47 m, length 345 m). Gravel road continues to c. 2,200 m.	45.249680°N 6.726475°E / 45.249680; 6.726475 (Plan-d'Amont)
2,011 m[9]	Mittler Hütte	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Chur, via Arosa		46°47′11″N 09°39′45″E
2,008 m	Courchevel Altiport	Alps	France	dead end	Moûtiers	Small airport, infamous for its short and steep (18%) runway.	45.395992°N 6.634244°E / 45.395992; 6.634244 (Courchevel Altiport)
2,006 m	Breuil-Cervinia	Alps	Italy	dead end	Châtillon	Italian name is Cervinia, French name is Breuil, commercial name is Breuil-Cervinia. In the area, there are several asphalted streets above 2,000 m, of which the highest reach: Strada per Cielo Alto c. 2,170 m Via Giomein c. 2,140 m Segnavia 13EE c. 2,120 m. This road has a barrier at the beginning, and continues as a gravel road to Rifugio Duca degli Abruzzi all'Oriondé at 2,802 m. From the village and from Via Giomein diverts a gravel maintenance road, past several ski lifts, to Rifugio Teodulo at 3,317 m and past it to Bontadini-Lift at 3,332 m (45.944901°N 7.708604°E / 45.944901; 7.708604 (Bontadini-Lift)). This is the highest road in the Alps but because of the maximum steepness of c. 30 % a suitable vehicle is needed.	45°56′54″N 07°37′52″E
2,006 m[9]	Simplonpass / Passo del Sempione	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Brig, Switzerland and Domodossola, Piedmont	Road E62, the highest point of the European route network in Europe. From near the pass, a paved narrow side road (Bergalpenstrasse + Eistenstrasse) of 1.5 km to Hopsche (2,038 m), with a group of houses (46.250852°N 8.020779°E / 46.250852; 8.020779 (Hopsche)).	46.251667°N 8.033333°E / 46.251667; 8.033333 (Simplonpass)
2,004 m[9]	Dürrboden (Dischmatal)	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Davos		46°43′17″N 09°55′19″E
2,004 m	Zischgalm	Alps	Italy	pass	Tesero and Obereggen	Official name? Zischgalm is the name of the restaurant/bar/pension near the highest asphalted point. The height of the geographical pass is 1,996 m, named Reiterjoch / Passo Pampeago. From there, the road gradually ascends to Zischgalm (c. 800 m from the pass). Last part of the road was asphalted in 2012 (from Pampeago village to Zischgalm), for Giro d'Italia.	46.349506°N 11.548081°E / 46.349506; 11.548081 (Zischgalm)
2,004 m[9]	Alpe di Cava	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Malvaglia	Along the road, downhill from 1,330 m to 1,215 m. After that, c. 2.5 km gravel to 1,460 m. Road ends at a cattle farm, a gate at 2,004 m.	46°21′35″N 09°02′01″E
2,003 m[9]	Pian Geirett (Val Camadra)	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Campo Blenio	Side road from Passo del Lucomagno -road (from c. 950 m).	46°36′16″N 08°56′04″E
2,001 m	Col de Pailhères	Pyrenees	France	pass	Mijanès and Ax-les-Thermes	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France. About the name: PORT de Pailhères is a grassy pass at c. 1,970 m (with no road to the valley on the eastern side). Paved road turns there to northeast (if coming from west), towards the nearby COL de Pailhères.	42.733647°N 1.992681°E / 42.733647; 1.992681 (Col de Pailhères)
2,001 m[9]	Fideriser Heuberge (Berghaus Arflina)	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Fideris		46°51′59″N 09°43′32″E

Highest controlled-access highways

Elevation	Name	Mountains	Country	Type	Between	Remarks	Highest point
1,631 m[9]	A13 San Bernardino Tunnel	Alps	Switzerland	tunnel	Chur – Bellinzona	only one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube	46°27′53″N 09°11′08″E
1,440 m	A-1 Puerto de Somosierra	Central System	Spain	pass	Madrid – Burgos
1,395 m	Mont Blanc Tunnel	Alps	France Italy	tunnel	Chamonix – Courmayeur	only one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube	45.854°N 6.914°E / 45.854; 6.914 (Mont Blanc Tunnel)
1,370 m	Brenner motorway	Alps	Austria Italy	pass	Innsbruck – Bolzano		47°00′12″N 11°30′27″E
1,340 m	A10 Tauern Tunnel	Alps	Austria	tunnel	Salzburg – Villach		47°10′55″N 13°26′19″E
1,340 m	A-52 es:Puerto de Padornelo	Galician Massif	Spain	pass	Verín – Benavente
1,320 m	S16 Arlberg Tunnel	Alps	Austria	tunnel	Bregenz – Innsbruck	only one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube	47°07′22″N 10°15′23″E
c. 1,300 m	AP-6 es:Túnel de carretera de Guadarrama	Central System	Spain	tunnel	Collado Villalba – Villacastín
1,297 m	Frejus Tunnel	Alps	France Italy	tunnel	Modane – Bardonecchia	only one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube
1,282 m	A-23 es:Puerto de Monrepós	Pyrenees	Spain	Pass	es:Arguís and es:Escusaguas
c. 1,250 m	AP-61	Central System	Spain		Segovia – San Rafael
1,229 m[30]	AP-66 Negrón Tunnel	Cantabrian Mountains	Spain	tunnel	Campomanes – León
1,222 m	A-6 Puerto de Manzanal	Galician Massif	Spain	pass	Astorga – Ponferrada
c. 1,200 m	AP-51	Central System	Spain		Ávila – Villacastín
1,175 m	A2 Gotthard Tunnel	Alps	Switzerland	tunnel	Altdorf – Airolo	only one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube	46°31′40″N 08°36′01″E
1,150 m	E7 es:Túnel de Somport	Pyrenees	Spain France	tunnel	Canfranc – fr:Urdos	only one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube
1,121 m	A75 Col des Issartets	Massif Central	France	pass	Saint-Flour – Massiac	Highest motorway pass in France
1,113 m	A24 Roma-Teramo Valico di Monte San Rocco	Apennines	Italy	pass	Roma – Alba Adriatica
1,070 m	A24 near Vila Pouca de Aguiar	Serra do Marão	Portugal		Vila Pouca de Aguiar – Vila Real, Portugal	Highest motorway in Portugal
1,060 m	A2 Kalcherkogeltunnel (near Pack Saddle)	Alps	Austria	tunnel	Klagenfurt – Graz
1,050 m	J20 Vue des Alpes Tunnel	Jura Mountains	Switzerland	tunnel	Neuchâtel – La Chaux-de-Fonds	only one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube	47°05′03″N 06°51′55″E
1,016 m	A2 Salerno-Reggio Calabria Teramo Valico Campotenese	Apennines	Italy	pass	Salerno – Reggio Calabria

See also

• Extreme points of Europe
• List of highest paved roads in Europe by country
  • List of highest paved roads in Switzerland
• List of highest points reached in the Tour de France
• List of highest railways in Europe
• List of mountain passes
• Principal passes of the Alps
• Transport in Europe
• Gobba di Rollin - highest location in Europe reached by 4x4 vehicles

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External links

• World Atlas - Highest and Lowest Points
• Map of Spain, provided by the Spanish IGN, Instituto Geográfico Nacional
• Map of Catalonia, provided by Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya
• Map of France, provided by IGN France
• Map of Switzerland, provided by Swisstopo, Switzerland's national mapping agency
• ViaMichelin online road map