List of highest paved roads in Europe

The Pico del Veleta road

This is a list of the highest paved roads in Europe. It includes roads that are over 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) long and whose culminating point is over 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. Some of the listed roads are closed to motorised vehicles, although they are normally all accessible to pedestrians and cyclists. These mountain roads are popular with drivers, bikers and cyclists for their spectacular scenery and are often the highlights of European bicycle races such as the Vuelta a España, the Tour de Suisse, the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia.

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	Mountains	Country	Type	Between	Remarks	Highest point
Circa 3300 m[1]	Veleta	Sierra Nevada	Spain	dead end		Access road from Granada.[2] Free access until Hoya de la Mora at 2526 m.[3] From Hoya de la Mora onwards, the road gets much narrower and access to motor vehicles is restricted to those previously authorized. Asphalt ends at circa 3300 m but the road continues unpaved until reaching circa 3380 m,	37°03′21″N 03°22′09″W / 37.05583°N 3.36917°W
2845 m	IRAM	Sierra Nevada	Spain	dead end		Private road serving a telescope.[4] Side road from Veleta road.	37°03′57″N 03°23′35″W / 37.06583°N 3.39306°W
2830 m	Ötztal Glacier Road	Ötztal Alps	Austria	dead end		access road from Sölden to Rettenbachferner and Tiefenbachferner glaciers, highest point at southern end of the tunnel[5][6]	46°55′29″N 10°56′40″E / 46.92472°N 10.94444°E
2802 m	Cime de la Bonette	French Alps	France	loop road	(Not a real pass) Just a one-way loop road originating (and ending) from Col de la Bonette 2715 m and surrounding the summit named Cime de la Bonette 2862 m; highest point this road touches is 2802 m	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France	44°19′18″N 6°48′25″E / 44.32167°N 6.80694°E
2770 m	Col de l'Iseran	Graian Alps	France	pass	Val-d'Isère, Tarentaise & Bonneval-sur-Arc, Maurienne	the highest paved mountain pass in the Alps, Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France; the latest French IGN maps mark this pass as 2764 metres	45°25′1″N 07°01′51″E / 45.41694°N 7.03083°E
2757 m	Stilfserjoch Stelvio Pass	Ortler Alps Eastern Alps	Italy	pass	Stilfs & Bormio	the highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps. Often designated the Cima Coppi in the annual running of the Giro d'Italia. The shield at the pass summit indicates a height of 2760 metres.	46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E / 46.52861°N 10.45278°E
2750 m	Kaunertal Glacier Road	Tyrol (state)	Austria	dead end		access road from Feichten to the Weißseeferner and a ski area, the highest bus stop in Austria	46°51′51″N 10°42′48″E / 46.86417°N 10.71333°E
2744 m	Col Agnel Colle dell'Agnello	Cottian Alps	France  Italy	pass	Queyras & Pontechianale	highest international paved pass of the Alps. Often designated the Cima Coppi in the annual running of the Giro d'Italia. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France	44°41′2″N 06°58′46″E / 44.68389°N 6.97944°E
2715 m	Col de la Bonette	French Alps	France	pass	Jausiers & Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée. A one-way loop road originates here and reaches higher up to a marble monument at 2802 m, (conventionally named Cime de la Bonette, although the real summit is still higher up at 2862 m, accessible on foot)	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2645 m	Col du Galibier	Dauphiné Alps	France	pass	Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne & Briançon	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France	45°03′50.4″N 06°24′28.8″E / 45.064000°N 6.408000°E
2641 m	Col du Nivolet Colle del Nivolet	Graian Alps	Italy	dead end	Ceresole Reale (Piedmont)	film location in The Italian Job, including the final bus crash.	45°28′49″N 7°08′32″E / 45.48028°N 7.14222°E
2621 m	Gavia Pass	Italian Alps	Italy	pass	Bormio (Sondrio) & Ponte di Legno (Brescia)	Often designated the Cima Coppi in the annual running of the Giro d'Italia	46°20′37″N 10°29′17″E / 46.34361°N 10.48806°E
2571 m	Edelweissspitze	Hohe Tauern	Austria	dead end	Fusch (Salzburg) & Heiligenblut (Carinthia (state))	Sideroad of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road	47°07′25″N 12°49′53″E / 47.12361°N 12.83139°E
2552 m	Road to Vintcheto	Rila	Bulgaria	dead end	Kalin Reservoir and Karagiol Reservoir	Highest concrete-paved road on the Balkans. The highest part is closed between late October to beginning of July due to snow			2509 m	Timmelsjoch Passo del Rombo	Ötztal Alps	Austria  Italy	pass	Ötztal (Tyrol (state)) & Passeier valley (South Tyrol)		46°54′19″N 11°5′48″E / 46.90528°N 11.09667°E
2504 m	Grossglockner High Alpine Road Hochtor Pass	Hohe Tauern	Austria	pass	Fusch (Salzburg) & Heiligenblut (Carinthia (state))	Fuscher Törl memorial is at 2,428 m, designed by architect Clemens Holzmeister to commemorate workers who died during the building of the road.	47°05′00″N 12°50′34″E / 47.08333°N 12.84278°E
2501 m	Umbrail Pass Giogo di Santa Maria	Ortler Alps Eastern Alps	Switzerland  Italy	pass	Santa Maria Val Müstair & Stelvio Pass & Bormio		46°32′35″N 10°26′02″E / 46.54306°N 10.43389°E
2481 m	Colle Fauniera	Cottian Alps	Italy	pass	Castelmagno / Marmora, Piedmont & Demonte	(also known as Colle dei Morti, "Hill of the Dead")	44°23′09″N 7°07′19″E / 44.3857°N 7.12189°E
2478 m	Nufenen Pass	Lepontine Alps	Switzerland	pass	Pizzo Gallina, Ulrichen, Valais & Nufenestock, Bedretto, Ticino, Brig, Airolo	spectacular views of the Finsteraarhorn and the Gries Glacier.	46°28′41″N 08°23′35″E / 46.47806°N 8.39306°E
2469 m	Great St Bernard Pass	Valais Alps	Switzerland  Italy	pass	Martigny, Valais & Aosta, Italy	the third highest road pass in Switzerland.	45°52′08″N 7°10′14″E / 45.86889°N 7.17056°E
2454 m	Col de la Moutière	Alps	France	pass	Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage & Uvernet-Fours or Jausiers via the Col de Restefond	The west side is not a paved road
2432 m	Mölltaler Gletscherstrasse/Hochwurtenspeicher	Alps	Austria	dead end	Ausserfragant	[7]
2429 m	Furka Pass	Uri Alps Lepontine Alps	Switzerland	pass	Gletsch, Valais & Realp, Canton of Uri	used as a location in the James Bond film Goldfinger. Site of the Rhone Glacier, source of river Rhone. In-glacier prepared Ice Cave accessible from the road at 2300 m	46°34′22″N 08°25′00″E / 46.57278°N 8.41667°E
2420 m	Mölltaler Gletscherstrasse/Hochwurtenspeicher	Alps	Austria	dead end	Döllach	[8]
2413 m	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	44°57′46″N 06°36′40″E / 44.96278°N 6.61111°E
2408 m	Envalira Pass	Pyrenees	Andorra	pass	Soldeu & El Pas de la Casa (Andorra) and L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre (France)	Highest road pass in the Pyrenees. The pass is bypassed by the Envalira Tunnel. It is heavily trafficked by duty free day trippers from France.	42°32′24.2″N 1°43′10.58″E / 42.540056°N 1.7196056°E
2394 m	Road to Kalin Reservoir	Rila	Bulgaria	dead end	Pastra village and Kalin Reservoir	Concrete-paved road to the highest reservoir in the Balkans[9][10]	42°10′21″N 23°15′3″E / 42.17250°N 23.25083°E
2390 m	Oberaarsee	Bernese Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Grimsel Pass-Oberaarsee (canton of Bern)	Highest point north of Oberaarsee	46°33′08″N 08°16′48″E / 46.55222°N 8.28000°E
2389 m	Lac de Moiry	Valais Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Grimentz-Lac de Moiry-Lac de Châteaupré (canton of Valais)		46°06′24″N 07°34′44″E / 46.10667°N 7.57889°E
2387 m	Griessee	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Nufenen Pass road-Griessee		46°27′44″N 08°22′22″E / 46.46222°N 8.37278°E
2383 m	Flüela Pass	Albula Alps	Switzerland	pass	Davos & Susch, (Graubünden)		46°45′01″N 09°56′52″E / 46.75028°N 9.94778°E
2379 m	Georgian Military Road, Jvari Pass	Caucasus Mountains	Georgia	pass	Vladikavkaz (Russia) & Tbilisi (Georgia)		42°30′15″N 44°27′14″E / 42.5042°N 44.4538°E
2370 m	Le Plan du Lac	Alps	France	dead end	Termignon	In the Vanoise National Park
2370 m	Colle dell'Esischie	Cottian Alps	Italy	pass	Ponte Marmora and Pradleves	Along the road of Colle Fauniera, at 1.5 km. distance
2361 m	Col d'Izoard	Cottian Alps	France	pass	Briançon, & Guil, Queyras, Guillestre	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France	44°49′12″N 06°44′07″E / 44.82000°N 6.73528°E
2356 m	Teide	Islas Canarias	Spain	pass	Los Cristianos	Not located in Europe. The Canary Islands belong to Spain but are located off the coast of West Africa.
2350 m	Col de la Lombarde	Maritime Alps	France  Italy	pass	Isola 2000 & Vinadio	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France	44°12′8″N 07°09′1″E / 44.20222°N 7.15028°E
2350 m	Val Thorens	French Alps	France	dead end	Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, (Tarentaise Valley Savoie), near Chambéry	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2347 m	Fort du Gondran	Alps	France	pass	Briançon & Montgenèvre	The north side of this pass is not a paved road; on the other side the road is closed to general traffic
2346 m	Dzhanka Saddle	Rila	Bulgaria	pass	Samokov, Sofia Province & Yakoruda, Blagoevgrad Province	In Rila National Park; Macadam road, closed for general traffic	42°07′38″N 23°35′05″E / 42.12722°N 23.58472°E
2340 m	Tre Cime di Lavaredo	Sexten Dolomites	Italy	dead end	near Cortina d'Ampezzo, Lake Misurina	Sometimes designated the Cima Coppi in the annual running of the Giro d'Italia,	46°37′07″N 12°18′20″E / 46.61861°N 12.30556°E
2340 m	Tguma	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Wergenstein-Tguma Parkplatz		46°37′26″N 09°21′51″E / 46.62389°N 9.36417°E
2328 m	Bernina Pass	Bernina Range Alps	Switzerland	pass	St. Moritz, Engadin & Tirano, Valtellina		46°24.744′N 10°1.71′E / 46.412400°N 10.02850°E
2326 m	Col de la Cayolle	Maritime Alps Alps	France	pass	Barcelonnette, (Ubaye Valley) & Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes	The road leads to the red-rock Gorges de Daluis at Daluis	44°15′32″N 6°44′38″E / 44.25889°N 6.74389°E
2315 m	Livigno Pass	Livigno Alps	Switzerland  Italy	pass	Bernina Diavolezza / Val Poschiavo, Graubünden & Livigno, Sondrio		46°26′33″N 10°03′25″E / 46.44250°N 10.05694°E
2314 m	Albula Pass	Albula Range	Switzerland	pass	Thusis, Bergün & La Punt & Inn Valley, (Engadin).		46°35′N 09°53′E / 46.583°N 9.883°E
2311 m	Lago del Narèt	Lepontine Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Fusio & Lago del Narèt, Ticino		46°28′47″N 8°34′31″E / 46.47972°N 8.57528°E
2310 m	Lago dei Cavagnöö	Lepontine Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Robièi & Lago dei Cavagnöö, Ticino	Only accessible by aerial tramway from San Carlo (lowest point of the road: 1856 m)	46°27′19″N 8°30′30″E / 46.45528°N 8.50833°E
2302 m	Port de Cabús	Pyrenees	Andorra  Spain	pass	Erts & Llavorsí	2302m[11] Tarmac road surface on the Andorra side, but not paved on the Spanish side.	42°32′47″N 1°25′11″E / 42.54639°N 1.41972°E
2291 m	Foscagno Pass	Livigno Range	Italy	pass	Livigno & Bormio		46°29′42″N 10°12′32″E / 46.49500°N 10.20889°E
2284 m	Julier Pass	Albula Range	Switzerland	pass	Engadin valley & Graubünden	watershed / drainage divide between the basins of the Rivers Rhine and Danube	46°28.32′N 09°43.74′E / 46.47200°N 9.72900°E
2284 m	Colle di Sampeyre	Cottian Alps	Italy	pass	Elva & Sampeyre		44°33′4″N 7°7′8″E / 44.55111°N 7.11889°E
2280 m	Saut Dam	Alps	France	dead end	Tignes	Road to Sassière Lake	45°29′N 06°58′E / 45.483°N 6.967°E
2264 m	Susten Pass	Urner Alps	Switzerland	pass	Innertkirchen, (Canton of Bern) & Wassen, Canton of Uri	views of the Stein Glacier	46°43.8′N 08°26.94′E / 46.7300°N 8.44900°E
2257 m	Bola del Mundo	Sierra de Guadarrama	Spain	dead end		Sideroad of the Puerto de Navacerrada. Paved with rough cement and not open to regular road traffic.[12][13]	40°47′N 03°58′W / 40.783°N 3.967°W
2257 m	Lago della Sella	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Gotthard Pass-Lago della Sella		46°33′33″N 08°35′34″E / 46.55917°N 8.59278°E
2252 m	Sanetsch Pass	Bernese Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Savièse-Lac de Sanetsch (Valais)[14]	Road ends at the Lac de Sanetsch on the north side of the pass
2250 m	Col d'Allos	Alps	France	pass	Barcelonnette, (Ubaye Valley) & Colmars, Col des Champs
2244 m	Sella Pass	Trentino South Tyrol	Italy	pass	Val Gherdëina, South Tyrol & Canazei, Fascia Valley
2242 m	Passo Scimfuss	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Gotthard Pass-Passo Scimfuss		46°32′35″N 08°35′28″E / 46.54306°N 8.59111°E
2240 m	Andorra Arcalis	Pyrenees	Andorra	dead end	Vallnord	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2239 m	Pordoi Pass	Dolomites	Italy	pass	Canazei & Livinallongo del Col di Lana	the highest road pass in the Dolomites. Often designated the Cima Coppi in the annual running of the Giro d'Italia
2239 m	Dosso dei Galli	Alps	Italy	pass		Side road from Sella dell'Auccia. Military road. Access restricted.
2236 m	Giau Pass	Dolomites	Italy	pass	Cortina d'Ampezzo & Selva di Cadore / Livinallongo del Col di Lana		46°29.05′N 12°5.1′E / 46.48417°N 12.0850°E
2231 m	Alpe Galm	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Guttet-Oberu-Galm		46°21′23″N 07°40′52″E / 46.35639°N 7.68111°E
2225 m	Err-Puigmal Jaça del Prat de Tossa	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Err
2220 m	Männlichen	Bernese Oberland	Switzerland	pass	Grindelwald	Good surface to top of cable car at 2220 metres
2211 m	Penserjoch / Passo di Pennes	Trentino Alto Adige	Italy	pass
2208 m	Col des Tentes	Pyrenees	France	dead end	access road from Gavarnie	A narrow paved road continues to Port de Boucharo at roughly 2270 but access to it is blocked with stones	42°42′49″N 0°3′4″E / 42.71361°N 0.05111°E
2208 m	Passo d'Eira	Livigno Range	Italy	pass	Livigno & Trepalle	A modest elevation between Livigno and Trepalle
2206 m	Emosson	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Finhaut-Lac d'Emosson-Lac du Vieux Emosson	Public access to Emosson dam (1965m), restricted access to Vieux Emosson dam	46°03′47″N 06°53′56″E / 46.06306°N 6.89889°E
2205 m	Cim de Coma Morera	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Ossèja
2205 m	Täschalp	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Täsch-Täschalp		46°03′30″N 07°48′45″E / 46.05833°N 7.81250°E
2203 m	Mattmarksee	Valais Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Saas-Almagell-Mattmarksee		46°03′01″N 07°57′50″E / 46.05028°N 7.96389°E
2200 m	Lac d'Aumar	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Aragnouet
2192 m	Valparola Pass	Dolomites	Italy	pass	Corvara, South Tyrol / Badia, South Tyrol & Falzarego Pass & Cortina d'Ampezzo (Belluno)		46°31′59.88″N 11°58′59.88″E / 46.5333000°N 11.9833000°E
Circa 2190 m	Presa de Llauset	Pyrenees	Spain	dead end		Access road from Senet	42°34′22″N 0°42′46″E / 42.57279°N 0.712757°E
2188 m	Little St Bernard Pass	Valais Alps Mont Blanc Massif	France  Italy	pass	Tarentaise, (Savoie) & Aosta Valley		45°40′49″N 6°53′2″E / 45.68028°N 6.88389°E
2183 m	Col du Petit Mont Cenis	Alps	France	dead end	Lanslebourg	This road starts on the right of Col du Mont Cenis
2178 m	Colle delle Finestre	Cottian Alps	Italy	pass	Susa Valley & Val Chisone	A section of this road may not be 'paved' with asphalt, although it is used by both motorists and cyclists in the Giro d'Italia	45°04′18.49″N 7°03′12.48″E / 45.0718028°N 7.0534667°E
2176 m	Rifugio Ghiacciaio dei Forni	Alps	Italy	dead end	Bormio-Rifugio Ghiacciaio dei Forni		46°25′13″N 10°31′19″E / 46.42028°N 10.52194°E
2175 m	Lac de Cap-de-Long	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Aragnouet
2173 m	Croix de Coeur	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Verbier	6.5 km stretch above Verbier only became fully paved recently. It is a road pass but La Tzoumaz side is gravel	46°07′18″N 07°13′57″E / 46.12167°N 7.23250°E
2165 m	Grimsel Pass	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Innertkirchen, Bern & Gletsch, Valais		46°33.72′N 8°20.34′E / 46.56200°N 8.33900°E
2155 m	Calar Alto	Sierra de los Filabres	Spain	pass	Gérgal & Tíjola
2150 m	Les Arcs 2000	Alps	France	dead end	Bourg-Saint-Maurice	Tarentaise, (Savoie)
2149 m	Fuorn Pass	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Zernez, Engadin & Val Müstair		46°38.472′N 10°17.598′E / 46.641200°N 10.293300°E
2145 m	Transalpina Urdele pass	Carpathian Mountains	Romania	pass	Novaci, Romania & Sebes	Highest paved road in Romania[15] Widening and asphalting works started in 2010, but were not yet finished (cca. 2–3 km of roadbed-only - alternating with asphalted areas -, several viaducts with only one-lane accessible and tens of unfinished ditches across the road for collection of slopes' water, which require slowing down to 5–10 km/h. It also lacks safety elements - parapets, reflective aids, road marks, road signs).	45°20′42″N 23°39′25″E / 45.345°N 23.657°E
2144 m	Vallter 2000	Pyrenees	Spain	dead end	Setcases		42°25′37″N 2°15′54″E / 42.42694°N 2.26500°E
2141 m	Grande Dixence Dam	Valais Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Hérémence-Le Chargeur		46°05′03″N 07°24′13″E / 46.08417°N 7.40361°E
2136 m	Collado de las Sabinas	Sierra Nevada	Spain	pass	Güejar Sierra and kilometer point 33.4 of the Veleta Road
2134 m	Nagens	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Laax-Nagens		46°51′42″N 09°13′50″E / 46.86167°N 9.23056°E
2133 m	Gardena Pass	Dolomites	Italy	pass	Sëlva, Val Gardena & Corvara, South Tyrol, Val Badia
2133 m	Lac d'Allos	Alps	France	dead end	Colmars	[16]	44°14′44″N 6°41′53″E / 44.245437°N 6.698065°E
2130 m	Campo Imperatore	Apennines	Italy	Dead End	Gran Sasso & Campo Imperatore	Leads to hotel used by Italian army to imprison Benito Mussolini. It is often a stage in the "Giro d'Italia" bike race[17][18][19]	42°28′N 13°33′E / 42.467°N 13.550°E
2130 m[20]	Roki Tunnel	Caucasus Mountains	Georgia/ Russia	pass	Tskhinvali Region(Samachablo)/North Ossetia–Alania		42°36′03″N 44°06′54″E / 42.60083°N 44.11500°E
2130 m	Tignes Val Claret	Alps	France	dead end	Tarentaise (Savoie)
2124 m	Avers valley	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Ausserferrera-Juf		46°26′45″N 09°34′45″E / 46.44583°N 9.57917°E
2117 m	Splügen Pass	Lepontine Alps Rhaetian Alps	Italy   Switzerland	pass	Montespluga, Lombardy & Splügen, Graubünden	described by Mary Shelley	46°30.36′N 09°20.22′E / 46.50600°N 9.33700°E
2115 m	Col du Tourmalet	Pyrenees	France	pass	Sainte-Marie-de-Campan & Luz-Saint-Sauveur	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France	42°54′29.50″N 0°8′42.40″E / 42.9081944°N 0.1451111°E
2108 m	Col de Vars	Cottian Alps	France	pass	Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye & Vars, Hautes-Alpes & Guillestre		44°32′20″N 6°42′10″E / 44.53889°N 6.70278°E
2107 m	Arolla	Valais Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Les Haudères-Arolla (canton of Valais	Highest point above Arolla	46°01′33″N 07°28′39″E / 46.02583°N 7.47750°E
2106 m	Gotthard Pass (main road)	Lepontine Alps	Switzerland	pass	Airolo, Ticino & Göschenen, Canton of Uri		46°33′33″N 8°33′41″E / 46.559167°N 08.561389°E
2106 m	Gotthard Pass (Tremola)	Lepontine Alps	Switzerland	pass	Motto Bartola, Ticino & Brüggloch, Canton of Uri	Historical road paved with granite stones	46°33′33″N 8°33′41″E / 46.559167°N 08.561389°E
2105 m	Falzarego Pass	Dolomites	Italy	pass	Andráz & Cortina d'Ampezzo		46°31′8″N 12°0′34″E / 46.51889°N 12.00944°E
2103 m	Sella dell'Auccia	Alps	Italy	pass	Giogo del Maniva and Passo di Croce Domini	Paved from Giogo del Maniva. Unpaved (at least partly) from Passo di Croce Domini. Not the highest point of the road but access to slightly higher points may be unpaved	45°51′34″N 10°22′35″E / 45.85944°N 10.37639°E
2102 m	Lauchernalp	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Wiler (Lötschen)-Lauchernalp		46°24′54″N 07°46′15″E / 46.41500°N 7.77083°E
2100 m	La Plagne	Alps	France	dead end	Tarentaise, (Savoie)	Ski area. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2100 m	Col du Sabot	Alps	France	dead end	Vaujany
2100 m	Cirque de Troumouse	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Gèdre
2099 m	Weritzalp	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Wiler (Lötschen)-Weritzalp		46°25′18″N 07°47′33″E / 46.42167°N 7.79250°E
2095 m	Thyon	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Hérémence-Thyon		46°10′55″N 07°22′21″E / 46.18194°N 7.37250°E
2094 m	Jaufenpass	Dolomites	Italy	pass	Meran & Sterzing		46°50′24″N 11°18′27″E / 46.84°N 11.3075°E
2090 m	Stein Glacier	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Hotel Steingletscher-Parkplatz	Starting point on the Susten Pass road (1,865 m), end at the foot of the western Stein Glacier tongue	46°42′48″N 08°24′58″E / 46.71333°N 8.41611°E
2089 m	Col des Champs	Alps	France	pass	Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes & Colmars
2083 m	Els Cortals d'Encamp	Pyrenees	Andorra	dead end		access road from Encamp
2081 m	Mont Cenis	Cottian Alps Graian Alps	France	pass	Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis & Moncenisio, Susa, (Italy)	possibly used by Hannibal. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France	45°15′37″N 6°54′03″E / 45.260278°N 6.900833°E
2080 m	Lac Besson	Alps	France	dead end	Le Bourg-d'Oisans	After l'Alpe d'Huez
2080 m	Martelltal	Alps	Italy	dead end	Martell-Hotel Paradiso del Cevedale		46°29′11″N 10°41′03″E / 46.48639°N 10.68417°E
2072 m	Port de la Bonaigua	Pyrenees	Spain	pass	Vielha and Esterri d'Aneu		42°39′50″N 0°58′55″E / 42.66389°N 0.98194°E
2071 m	Bielerhöhe Pass	Alps	Austria	pass	Montafon Vorarlberg) & Paznaun (Tyrol (state))		46°55′05″N 10°05′44″E / 46.918056°N 10.095556°E
2070 m[21]	Coll de Pal		Spain	dead end		Access road from Bagà	-
2070 m	R-285 Zelenchuksky District	Caucasus Mountains	Russia	dead-end (to BTA-6 telescope)	Arkhyz (Russia)		-
2068 m	Mandelon	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Hérémence-Mandelon		46°07′52″N 07°24′41″E / 46.13111°N 7.41139°E
2067 m	Col de la Croix de Fer	Dauphiné Alps	France	pass	Le Bourg-d'Oisans & Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France	45°13′39″N 6°12′12″E / 45.2275°N 6.203333°E
2065 m	San Bernardino Pass	Pennine Alps	Switzerland	pass	Thusis (Graubünden) & Bellinzona (Ticino)		46°29′46″N 9°10′15″E / 46.496111°N 9.170833°E
2064 m	Alpe Campo	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Sfazù-Alpe Campo		46°24′05″N 10°07′07″E / 46.40139°N 10.11861°E
2058 m	Belmeken Dam Road	Rila Mountain	Bulgaria	pass	Sestrimo village & Belmeken Dam	a part of the 2010 WRC Rally Bulgaria
2058 m	Col du Lautaret	Dauphiné Alps	France	pass	Le Bourg-d'Oisans & Briançon	a famous climb on the Tour de France	45°02′07″N 6°24′20″E / 45.035278°N 6.405556°E
2057 m	Passo Fedaia	Dolomites	Italy	pass	Canazei & Rocca Pietore & Marmolada	a famous climb on the Giro d'Italia	46°27′12.60″N 11°53′20.40″E / 46.4535000°N 11.8890000°E
2055 m	Mangart road	Julian Alps	Slovenia	dead end	Log pod Mangrtom	highest paved climb in Slovenia
2052 m	Staller Sattel	Alps	Austria  Italy	pass	Sankt Jakob in Defereggen valley, (Tyrol (state)) & Rasen-Antholz valley, (South Tyrol)		46°53′17″N 12°12′02″E / 46.888056°N 12.200556°E
2050 m	Saint-Véran	Alps	France	dead end	Château-Ville-Vieille & Saint-Véran
2050 m	Plateau de la Calme	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Odeillo
2049 m	Nockalmstrasse, Eisentalhöhe	Alps	Austria	pass	Innerkrems & Ebene Reichenau
2049 m	Steinigboda	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Nufenen-Steinigboda		46°33′17″N 09°14′31″E / 46.55472°N 9.24194°E
2048 m	Moosalp	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Bürchen-Törbel		46°15′05″N 07°49′47″E / 46.25139°N 7.82972°E
2048 m	Salastrains	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	St. Moritz-Salastrains		46°29′58″N 09°49′43″E / 46.49944°N 9.82861°E
2047 m	Manghen Pass	Dolomites Alps	Italy	pass	Borgo Valsugana and Molina di Fiemme
2046 m	Oberalp Pass	Swiss Alps	Switzerland	pass	Disentis, Graubünden & Andermatt, Canton of Uri	The Rhine springs from a source nearby (Tomasee)	46°39′32″N 8°40′16″E / 46.659°N 8.671°E
2041 m	Puerto de la Ragua	Sierra Nevada	Spain	pass	Cherín & La Calahorra
2040 m	Parking des Millefonts	Alps	France	dead end	Valdeblore
2040 m	Puig de la Tossa	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Mont-Louis
2040 m	Marguns	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	St. Moritz-Suvretta-Marguns		46°29′23″N 09°48′59″E / 46.48972°N 9.81639°E
2039 m	Curnera	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Surpalits-Lai da Curnera	Highest point west of Lai da Curnera dam	46°38′16″N 08°42′25″E / 46.63778°N 8.70694°E
2037 m	Riederalp-Bettmeralp road	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Riederalp-Bettmeralp	Restricted access (both Riederalp and Bettmeralp are car-free resorts accessible only by aerial tramway), culminating point above Bettmersee	46°23′45″N 08°03′56″E / 46.39583°N 8.06556°E
2037 m	La Rabassa	Pyrenees	Andorra	dead end
2036 m	Puerto de Escúllar	Sierra de Baza	Spain	pass	Caniles & Abla
2035 m	Colle Sestriere	Cottian Alps	Italy	pass	Sestriere. Pinerolo & Cesana Torinese	A starting and arrival point in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia.
2034 m	Transfăgărășan	Carpathian Mountains	Romania	pass	Cârțișoara, Sibiu (Transylvania) & Arefu, Argeș (Wallachia)
2032 m	Passo Valles	Dolomites Alps	Italy	pass	Paneveggio and Falcade
2031 m	Boí Taüll Resort	Pyrenees	Spain	dead end	Boí and Taüll
2030 m	Courchevel Airport	Alps	France	dead end	Courchevel
2030 m	Refuge de Laval	Alps	France	dead end	Névache
2027 m	l'Ecot	Alps	France	dead end	Bonneval-sur-Arc
2022 m	Bussalp	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Grindelwald-Oberläger		46°39′24″N 07°59′22″E / 46.65667°N 7.98944°E
Circa 2020 m	Zillertaler Höhenstrasse[22]	Alps	Austria	pass	Hippach and either Zellberg, Aschau in Zillertal, Ried in Zillertal or Kaltenbach depending on the variant you choose	I quoted the name of the road because I'm not sure of the name of the pass
2017 m	Kühtai Saddle	Alps	Austria	pass	Oetz & Gries im Sellrain		47°12′58″N 11°01′49″E / 47.2161°N 11.0303°E
2016 m	Lac des Bouillouses	Pyrenees	France	dead end	La Llagonne
2012 m	Pian Geirett	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Campo Blenio-Pian Geirett		46°36′16″N 08°56′04″E / 46.60444°N 8.93444°E
2012 m	Plan-d'Amont Dam	Alps	France	dead end	Aussois
2010 m	Mittler Hütte	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Arosa-Mittler Hütte		46°47′11″N 09°39′45″E / 46.78639°N 9.66250°E
2009 m	Route de la Vallée du Cristillan	Alps	France	dead end	Ceillac
2007 m	Dischma	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Davos-Dürrboden		46°43′17″N 09°55′19″E / 46.72139°N 9.92194°E
2006 m	Valtournenche	Alps	Italy	dead end	Châtillon-Breuil-Cervinia	Several streets in Breuil-Cervinia	45°56′54″N 07°37′52″E / 45.94833°N 7.63111°E
2005 m	Simplon Pass	Pennine Alps Lepontine Alps	Switzerland  Italy	pass	Brig, Switzerland & Domodossola, Piedmont	Road E62, the highest point of the European route network in Europe.	46°15′06″N 8°02′00″E / 46.251667°N 8.033333°E
2005 m	Alpe di Cava	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Malvaglia-Alpe di Cava		46°21′35″N 09°02′01″E / 46.35972°N 9.03361°E
2001 m	Port de Pailhères	Pyrenees	France	pass	Mijanès & Ax-les-Thermes	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2000 m	Fideriser Heuberge	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Fideris-Berghaus Arflina		46°51′59″N 09°43′32″E / 46.86639°N 9.72556°E

Highest motorways

Elevation	Name	Mountains	Country	Type	Between	Remarks	Highest point
1631 m	A13 motorway (San Bernardino Tunnel)	Alps	Switzerland	pass	St. Margrethen-Ascona		46°27′53″N 09°11′08″E / 46.46472°N 9.18556°E
1395 m	Mont Blanc Tunnel	Alps	France  Italy	pass	Chamonix-Courmayeur		45°51′14″N 6°54′50″E / 45.854°N 6.914°E
1370 m	Brenner motorway	Alps	Austria  Italy	pass	Innsbruck-Bolzano		47°00′12″N 11°30′27″E / 47.00333°N 11.50750°E
1340 m	Tauern motorway (Tauern Tunnel)	Alps	Austria	pass	Salzburg-Villach		47°10′55″N 13°26′19″E / 47.18194°N 13.43861°E
1320 m	S16 Arlberg motorway (Arlberg Tunnel)	Alps	Austria	pass	Bregenz-Innsbruck		47°07′22″N 10°15′23″E / 47.12278°N 10.25639°E
Circa 1300 m	AP-6 Motorway	Central System	Spain	pass	Collado Villalba and Villacastín
1297 m	Frejus Tunnel	Alps	France  Italy	pass	Modane-Bardonecchia
Circa 1250 m	AP-61 Motorway	Central System	Spain	pass	Segovia and San Rafael
1229 m[23]	AP-66 Motorway	Cantabrian Mountains	Spain	pass	Campomanes and León
Circa 1200 m	AP-51 Motorway	Central System	Spain	pass	Ávila and Villacastín
1143 m	A2 motorway (Gotthard Tunnel)	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Basel-Chiasso		46°31′40″N 08°36′01″E / 46.52778°N 8.60028°E
1114 m	A75; Col de la Fageole	Massif Central	France	pass	Saint-Flour & Massiac	Highest motorway pass in France
1070 m	A24 near Vila Pouca de Aguiar	Serra do Marão	Portugal	pass	Vila Pouca de Aguiar & Vila Real, Portugal	Highest motorway in Portugal
1060m	A2 motorway (Packsattal)	Lavanttaler Alps	Austria	pass
1050 m	J20 motorway (Vue des Alpes Tunnel)	Jura Mountains	Switzerland	pass	Neuchâtel-La Chaux-de-Fonds		47°05′03″N 06°51′55″E / 47.08417°N 6.86528°E

See also

• List of highest paved roads in Europe by country
  • List of the highest roads in Scotland
  • List of highest paved roads in Switzerland
• List of mountain passes
• List of mountain passes in Europe
• Principal passes of the Alps
• Transport in Europe
• Extreme points of Europe
• List of highest railways in Europe

References

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13. The road is paved, but with rough cement rather than smoother asphalt and is not open to regular road traffic.
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17. Gran Sasso raid
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21. Coll de Pal
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External links

• A Compendium of High Roads and Road Passes in Great Britain
• World Atlas - Highest and Lowest Points
• 10 Most Beautiful Road Climbs in Europe (September 25, 2013)
• Online maps of Spain provided by the Spanish Instituto Geográfico Nacional