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San Bernardino Pass (Italian: Passo del San Bernardino, German: Bernhardinpass, 2,066 metres (6,778 ft)) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting the Hinterrhein and the Mesolcina (Misox) valleys between Thusis (canton of Graubünden) and Bellinzona (canton of Ticino).
The San Bernardino road tunnel is a road tunnel in the canton of Graubünden in south-eastern Switzerland. It runs under the San Bernardino Pass between the town of San Bernardino and the town of Hinterrhein, and forms part of the A13 motorway and the European route E43. The tunnel was completed in 1967 and is 6,596 metres (21,640 ft) long.
San Bernardino: 2,065 metres (6,775 ft) In the Alps between Thusis, Graubünden and Bellinzona, Ticino Moosalp: 2,048 metres (6,719 ft) In the Alps in the canton of Valais between Bürchen and Törbel: Oberalp: 2,044 metres (6,706 ft) In the Alps between Andermatt, Uri and Disentis, Graubünden Simplon: 2,008 metres (6,588 ft)
To the south, the wind comes through the Cajon Pass, between the San Bernardino and San Gabriel Mountains. But on Tuesday, there was so much wind high in the atmosphere that it all just flooded ...
Early Latter-day Saint documents, which often referred to the pass as "Cahoon Pass", suggest an alternate explanation for the name, that it is named in honor of Mormon pioneer Andrew Cahoon (pronounced similarly to Cajon), who was an early settler in nearby San Bernardino and assisted in surveying and laying out the city of San Bernardino. [11]
San Bernardino in 2019. San Bernardino is a mountainous village in the canton of Grisons in Switzerland. It is the southern entry point to the San Bernardino tunnel, which complemented the road over the San Bernardino Pass in 1967, opening a new all-year-round road to crossing the Alps. The village is part of the municipality of Mesocco.
The Little St Bernard Pass was first crossed by the Tour de France in 1949 and has been featured three times since. In 2007 , Montée d'Hauteville was climbed on stage 8 of the Tour de France . The pass was featured in the 2009 Tour de France Stage 16 on 21 July from Martigny (Switzerland) to Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 160 km, which also features the ...
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