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 visited by drivers, motorcyclists, hikers, and bicyclists for their scenery and often feature in the routes 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 3,300 m[1]	Veleta	Sierra Nevada	Spain	dead end	Granada and Pico Veleta	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 / 37.05583; -3.36917 (Sierra Nevada)
2,845 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 / 37.06583; -3.39306 (Sierra Nevada)
2,829 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 / 46.92472; 10.94444 (Ötztal Glacier Road)
2,802 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 / 44.32167; 6.80694 (Cime de la Bonette)
2,770 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 / 45.41694; 7.03083 (Col de l'Iseran)
2,757 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 / 46.52861; 10.45278 (Stelvio Pass)
2,750 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 / 46.86417; 10.71333 (Kaunertal)
2,744 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 / 44.68389; 6.97944 (Col Agnel)
2,715 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
2,645 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 / 45.064000; 6.408000 (Col du Galibier)
2,641 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 / 45.48028; 7.14222 (Col du Nivolet)
2,621 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 / 46.34361; 10.48806 (Gavia Pass)
2,571 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 / 47.12361; 12.83139 (Edelweissspitze)
2,552 m	Road to Vintcheto	Rila	Bulgaria	dead end	Kalin Reservoir and Karagyol Reservoir	Highest concrete-paved road on the Balkans. The highest part is closed between late October to beginning of July due to snow
2,504 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 / 47.08333; 12.84278 (Grossglockner High Alpine Road - Hochtor Pass)
2,501 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 / 46.54306; 10.43389 (Umbrail Pass)
2,481 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 / 44.3857; 7.12189 (Colle Fauniera)
2,478 m	Nufenen Pass	Lepontine Alps	Switzerland	pass	Pizzo Gallina, Ulrichen, Valais & Nufenestock, Bedretto, Ticino, Brig, Airolo	Views of the Finsteraarhorn and the Gries Glacier.	46°28′41″N 08°23′35″E / 46.47806°N 8.39306°E / 46.47806; 8.39306 (Nufenen Pass)
2,474 m	Timmelsjoch Passo del Rombo	Ötztal Alps	Austria  Italy	pass	Oetz, Tyrol & St. Leonhard in Passeier, South Tyrol	Paved road projected before WW II but completed only in 1967. Closed to lorries and vehicles with trailers. Toll station on Austrian side.	46°54′19″N 11°05′50″E / 46.90528°N 11.09722°E / 46.90528; 11.09722 (Timmelsjoch)
2,469 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 / 45.86889; 7.17056 (Great St Bernard Pass)
2,454 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
2,432 m	Mölltaler Gletscherstrasse/Hochwurtenspeicher	Alps	Austria	dead end	Ausserfragant	[7]
2,429 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 / 46.57278; 8.41667 (Furka Pass)
2,420 m	Mölltaler Gletscherstrasse/Hochwurtenspeicher	Alps	Austria	dead end	Döllach	[8]
2,413 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 / 44.96278; 6.61111 (Col du Granon)
2,409 m	Roque de los Muchachos	La Palma	Spain	dead end	Santa Cruz de La Palma	Highest point on La Palma island and highest road in the Canary Islands. Road leads to Roque de los Muchachos Observatory.	28°45′15.99″N 17°53′6.56″W / 28.7544417°N 17.8851556°W / 28.7544417; -17.8851556 (Roque de los Muchachos)
2,408 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 / 42.540056; 1.7196056 (Envalira Pass)
2,394 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 / 42.17250; 23.25083 (Kalin Reservoir)
2,390 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 / 46.55222; 8.28000 (Oberaarsee)
2,389 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 / 46.10667; 7.57889 (Moiry)
2,387 m	Griessee	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Nufenen Pass road-Griessee		46°27′44″N 08°22′22″E / 46.46222°N 8.37278°E / 46.46222; 8.37278 (Griessee)
2,383 m	Flüela Pass	Albula Alps	Switzerland	pass	Davos & Susch, (Graubünden)		46°45′01″N 09°56′52″E / 46.75028°N 9.94778°E / 46.75028; 9.94778 (Flüela Pass)
2,379 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 / 42.5042; 44.4538 (Georgian Military Road, Jvari Pass)
2,370 m	Le Plan du Lac	Alps	France	dead end	Termignon	In the Vanoise National Park
2,370 m	Colle dell'Esischie	Cottian Alps	Italy	pass	Ponte Marmora and Pradleves	Along the road of Colle Fauniera, at 1.5 km. distance
2,361 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 / 44.82000; 6.73528 (Col d'Izoard)
2,356 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.
2,350 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 / 44.20222; 7.15028 (Col de la Lombarde)
2,350 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
2,347 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
2,346 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 / 42.12722; 23.58472 (Kalin Reservoir)
2,340 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 / 46.61861; 12.30556 (Tre Cime di Lavaredo)
2,340 m	Tguma	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Wergenstein-Tguma Parkplatz		46°37′26″N 09°21′51″E / 46.62389°N 9.36417°E / 46.62389; 9.36417 (Tguma)
2,328 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 / 46.412400; 10.02850 (Bernina Pass)
2,326 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 / 44.25889; 6.74389 (Col de la Cayolle)
2,315 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 / 46.44250; 10.05694 (Livigno Pass)
2,314 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 / 46.583; 9.883 (Albula Pass)
2,311 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 / 46.47972; 8.57528 (Lago del Narèt)
2,310 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 / 46.45528; 8.50833 (Lago dei Cavagnöö)
2,302 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 / 42.54639; 1.41972 (Port de Cabús)
2,291 m	Foscagno Pass	Livigno Range	Italy	pass	Livigno & Bormio		46°29′42″N 10°12′32″E / 46.49500°N 10.20889°E / 46.49500; 10.20889 (Foscagno Pass)
2,284 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 / 46.47200; 9.72900 (Julier Pass)
2,284 m	Colle di Sampeyre	Cottian Alps	Italy	pass	Elva & Sampeyre		44°33′4″N 7°7′8″E / 44.55111°N 7.11889°E / 44.55111; 7.11889 (Colle di Sampeyre)
2,280 m	Saut Dam	Alps	France	dead end	Tignes	Road to Sassière Lake	45°29′N 06°58′E / 45.483°N 6.967°E / 45.483; 6.967 (Barrage du Saut)
2,264 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 / 46.7300; 8.44900 (Susten Pass)
2,257 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 / 40.783; -3.967 (Bola del Mundo)
2,257 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 / 46.55917; 8.59278 (Lago della Sella)
2,252 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
2,250 m	Col d'Allos	Alps	France	pass	Barcelonnette, (Ubaye Valley) & Colmars, Col des Champs
2,244 m	Sella Pass	Trentino South Tyrol	Italy	pass	Val Gherdëina, South Tyrol & Canazei, Fascia Valley
2,242 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 / 46.54306; 8.59111 (Passo Scimfuss)
2,240 m	Andorra Arcalis	Pyrenees	Andorra	dead end	Vallnord	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2,239 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
2,239 m	Dosso dei Galli	Alps	Italy	pass		Side road from Sella dell'Auccia. Military road. Access restricted.
2,236 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 / 46.48417; 12.0850 (Giau Pass)
2,231 m	Alpe Galm	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Guttet-Oberu-Galm		46°21′23″N 07°40′52″E / 46.35639°N 7.68111°E / 46.35639; 7.68111 (Galm)
2,225 m	Err-Puigmal Jaça del Prat de Tossa	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Err
2,220 m	Männlichen	Bernese Oberland	Switzerland	pass	Grindelwald	Good surface to top of cable car at 2220 metres
2,215 m	Col de Portet	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Saint-Lary-Soulan	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France	42°49′59″N 0°14′12″E / 42.83306°N 0.23667°E / 42.83306; 0.23667 (Col de Portet)
2,211 m	Penserjoch / Passo di Pennes	Trentino Alto Adige	Italy	pass
2,208 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 / 42.71361; 0.05111
2,208 m	Passo d'Eira	Livigno Range	Italy	pass	Livigno & Trepalle	A modest elevation between Livigno and Trepalle
2,206 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 / 46.06306; 6.89889 (Vieux Emosson)
2,205 m	Cim de Coma Morera	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Ossèja
2,205 m	Täschalp	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Täsch-Täschalp		46°03′30″N 07°48′45″E / 46.05833°N 7.81250°E / 46.05833; 7.81250 (Täschalp)
2,203 m	Mattmarksee	Valais Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Saas-Almagell-Mattmarksee		46°03′01″N 07°57′50″E / 46.05028°N 7.96389°E / 46.05028; 7.96389 (Mattmarksee)
2,200 m	Lac d'Aumar	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Aragnouet
2,192 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 / 46.5333000; 11.9833000 (Valparola Pass)
Circa 2,190 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 / 42.57279; 0.712757 (Llauset)
2,188 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 / 45.68028; 6.88389 (Little St Bernard Pass)
2,183 m	Col du Petit Mont Cenis	Alps	France	dead end	Lanslebourg	This road starts on the right of Col du Mont Cenis
2,178 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 / 45.0718028; 7.0534667 (Colle delle Finestre)
2,176 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 / 46.42028; 10.52194 (Rifugio Ghiacciaio dei Forni)
2,175 m	Lac de Cap-de-Long	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Aragnouet
2,173 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 / 46.12167; 7.23250 (Croix de Coeur)
2,168 m	Tikmataji Pass	Lesser Caucasus	Georgia	pass	Tbilisi Tsalka & Ninotsminda Akhalkalaki	Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway also goes via this pass	41°29′46″N 43°52′18″E / 41.49611°N 43.87167°E / 41.49611; 43.87167 (Croix de Coeur)
2,165 m	Grimsel Pass	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Innertkirchen, Bern & Gletsch, Valais		46°33.72′N 8°20.34′E / 46.56200°N 8.33900°E / 46.56200; 8.33900 (Grimsel Pass (2165m))
2,155 m	Calar Alto	Sierra de los Filabres	Spain	pass	Gérgal & Tíjola
2,150 m	Les Arcs 2000	Alps	France	dead end	Bourg-Saint-Maurice	Tarentaise, (Savoie)
2,149 m	Fuorn Pass	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Zernez, Engadin & Val Müstair		46°38.472′N 10°17.598′E / 46.641200°N 10.293300°E / 46.641200; 10.293300 (Fuorn Pass (2149m))
2,145 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 / 45.345; 23.657 (Transalpina Pass, Urdele pass)
2,144 m	Vallter 2000	Pyrenees	Spain	dead end	Setcases		42°25′37″N 2°15′54″E / 42.42694°N 2.26500°E / 42.42694; 2.26500 (Vallter 2000)
2,141 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 / 46.08417; 7.40361 (Le Chargeur)
2,136 m	Collado de las Sabinas	Sierra Nevada	Spain	pass	Güejar Sierra and kilometer point 33.4 of the Veleta Road
2,134 m	Nagens	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Laax-Nagens		46°51′42″N 09°13′50″E / 46.86167°N 9.23056°E / 46.86167; 9.23056 (Nagens)
2,133 m	Gardena Pass	Dolomites	Italy	pass	Sëlva, Val Gardena & Corvara, South Tyrol, Val Badia
2,133 m	Lac d'Allos	Alps	France	dead end	Colmars	[16]	44°14′44″N 6°41′53″E / 44.245437°N 6.698065°E / 44.245437; 6.698065 (Lac d'Allos)
2,130 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 / 42.467; 13.550 (Gran Sasso)
2,130 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 / 42.60083; 44.11500 (Roki Tunnel)
2,130 m	Tignes Val Claret	Alps	France	dead end	Tarentaise (Savoie)
2,124 m	Avers valley	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Ausserferrera-Juf		46°26′45″N 09°34′45″E / 46.44583°N 9.57917°E / 46.44583; 9.57917 (Juf)
2,117 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 / 46.50600; 9.33700 (Splügen Pass)
2,115 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 / 42.9081944; 0.1451111 (Col du Tourmalet)
2,108 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 / 44.53889; 6.70278 (Col de Vars)
2,107 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 / 46.02583; 7.47750 (Arolla)
2,106 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 / 46.559167; 08.561389 (Gotthard Pass (2106m))
2,106 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 / 46.559167; 08.561389 (Gotthard Pass (2106m))
2,105 m	Falzarego Pass	Dolomites	Italy	pass	Andráz & Cortina d'Ampezzo		46°31′8″N 12°0′34″E / 46.51889°N 12.00944°E / 46.51889; 12.00944 (Falzarego Pass (2105m))
2,103 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 / 45.85944; 10.37639 (Sella dell'Auccia (2103m))
2,102 m	Lauchernalp	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Wiler (Lötschen)-Lauchernalp		46°24′54″N 07°46′15″E / 46.41500°N 7.77083°E / 46.41500; 7.77083 (Lauchernalp)
2,100 m	La Plagne	Alps	France	dead end	Tarentaise, (Savoie)	Ski area. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2,100 m	Col du Sabot	Alps	France	dead end	Vaujany
2,100 m	Cirque de Troumouse	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Gèdre
2,099 m	Weritzalp	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Wiler (Lötschen)-Weritzalp		46°25′18″N 07°47′33″E / 46.42167°N 7.79250°E / 46.42167; 7.79250 (Weritzalp)
2,095 m	Thyon	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Hérémence-Thyon		46°10′55″N 07°22′21″E / 46.18194°N 7.37250°E / 46.18194; 7.37250 (Thyon)
2,094 m	Jaufenpass	Dolomites	Italy	pass	Meran & Sterzing		46°50′24″N 11°18′27″E / 46.84°N 11.3075°E / 46.84; 11.3075 (Jaufenpass (2094m))
2,090 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 / 46.71333; 8.41611 (Steingletscher)
2,089 m	Col des Champs	Alps	France	pass	Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes & Colmars
2,083 m	Els Cortals d'Encamp	Pyrenees	Andorra	dead end		access road from Encamp
2,081 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 / 45.260278; 6.900833 (Mont Cenis)
2,080 m	Lac Besson	Alps	France	dead end	Le Bourg-d'Oisans	After l'Alpe d'Huez
2,080 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 / 46.48639; 10.68417 (Hotel Paradiso del Cevedale)
2,072 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 / 42.66389; 0.98194 (Port de la Bonaigua)
2,071 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 / 46.918056; 10.095556 (Bielerhöhe Pass (2071m))
2,070 m[21]	Coll de Pal	Pyrenees	Spain	dead end		Access road from Bagà	42°18′14″N 1°55′20″E / 42.3039°N 1.9223°E / 42.3039; 1.9223 (Coll de Pal (2070m))
2,070 m	R-285 Zelenchuksky District	Caucasus Mountains	Russia	dead-end (to BTA-6 telescope)	Arkhyz (Russia)		-
2,068 m	Mandelon	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Hérémence-Mandelon		46°07′52″N 07°24′41″E / 46.13111°N 7.41139°E / 46.13111; 7.41139 (Mandelon)
2,067 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 / 45.2275; 6.203333 (Col de la Croix de Fer (2067m))
2,065 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 / 46.496111; 9.170833 (San Bernardino Pass)
2,064 m	Alpe Campo	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Sfazù-Alpe Campo		46°24′05″N 10°07′07″E / 46.40139°N 10.11861°E / 46.40139; 10.11861 (Alpe Campo)
2,058 m	Belmeken Dam Road	Rila Mountain	Bulgaria	pass	Sestrimo village & Belmeken Dam	a part of the 2010 WRC Rally Bulgaria
2,058 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 / 45.035278; 6.405556 (Col du Lautaret (2058m))
2,057 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 / 46.4535000; 11.8890000 (Passo Fedaia)
2,055 m	Mangart road	Julian Alps	Slovenia	dead end	Log pod Mangrtom	highest paved climb in Slovenia
2,052 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 / 46.888056; 12.200556 (Staller Sattel (2052m))
2,050 m	Saint-Véran	Alps	France	dead end	Château-Ville-Vieille & Saint-Véran
2,050 m	Plateau de la Calme	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Odeillo
2,049 m	Nockalmstrasse, Eisentalhöhe	Alps	Austria	pass	Innerkrems & Ebene Reichenau
2,049 m	Steinigboda	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Nufenen-Steinigboda		46°33′17″N 09°14′31″E / 46.55472°N 9.24194°E / 46.55472; 9.24194 (Steinigboda)
2,048 m	Moosalp	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Bürchen-Törbel		46°15′05″N 07°49′47″E / 46.25139°N 7.82972°E / 46.25139; 7.82972 (Moosalp)
2,048 m	Salastrains	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	St. Moritz-Salastrains		46°29′58″N 09°49′43″E / 46.49944°N 9.82861°E / 46.49944; 9.82861 (Salastrains)
2,047 m	Les Fonds	Alps	France	dead end	Cervières
2,047 m	Manghen Pass	Dolomites Alps	Italy	pass	Borgo Valsugana and Molina di Fiemme
2,046 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 / 46.659; 8.671 (Oberalp Pass)
2,041 m	Puerto de la Ragua	Sierra Nevada	Spain	pass	Cherín & La Calahorra
2,040 m	Parking des Millefonts	Alps	France	dead end	Valdeblore
2,040 m	Puig de la Tossa	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Mont-Louis
2,040 m	Marguns	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	St. Moritz-Suvretta-Marguns		46°29′23″N 09°48′59″E / 46.48972°N 9.81639°E / 46.48972; 9.81639 (Marguns)
2,039 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 / 46.63778; 8.70694 (Curnera)
2,037 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 / 46.39583; 8.06556 (Bettmeralp)
2,037 m	La Rabassa	Pyrenees	Andorra	dead end
2,036 m	Puerto de Escúllar	Sierra de Baza	Spain	pass	Caniles & Abla
2,035 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.
2,034 m	Transfăgărășan	Carpathian Mountains	Romania	pass	Cârțișoara, Sibiu (Transylvania) & Arefu, Argeș (Wallachia)	Best Driving Road in the world (Top Gear)	45°36′44″N 24°36′50″E / 45.61222°N 24.61389°E / 45.61222; 24.61389
2,032 m	Passo Valles	Dolomites Alps	Italy	pass	Paneveggio and Falcade
2,031 m	Boí Taüll Resort	Pyrenees	Spain	dead end	Boí and Taüll
2,030 m	Courchevel Airport	Alps	France	dead end	Courchevel
2,030 m	Refuge de Laval	Alps	France	dead end	Névache
2,027 m	l'Ecot	Alps	France	dead end	Bonneval-sur-Arc
2,022 m	Bussalp	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Grindelwald-Oberläger		46°39′24″N 07°59′22″E / 46.65667°N 7.98944°E / 46.65667; 7.98944 (Bussalp)
Circa 2,020 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
2,017 m	Kühtai Saddle	Alps	Austria	pass	Oetz & Gries im Sellrain		47°12′58″N 11°01′49″E / 47.2161°N 11.0303°E / 47.2161; 11.0303 (Kühtai Saddle)
2,016 m	Lac des Bouillouses	Pyrenees	France	dead end	La Llagonne
2,012 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 / 46.60444; 8.93444 (Pian Geirett)
2,012 m	Plan-d'Amont Dam	Alps	France	dead end	Aussois
2,010 m	Mittler Hütte	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Arosa-Mittler Hütte		46°47′11″N 09°39′45″E / 46.78639°N 9.66250°E / 46.78639; 9.66250 (Mittler Hütte)
2,009 m	Route de la Vallée du Cristillan	Alps	France	dead end	Ceillac
2,007 m	Dischma	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Davos-Dürrboden		46°43′17″N 09°55′19″E / 46.72139°N 9.92194°E / 46.72139; 9.92194 (Dischma)
2,006 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 / 45.94833; 7.63111 (Breuil-Cervinia)
2,005 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 / 46.251667; 8.033333 (Simplon Pass (2005m))
2,005 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 / 46.35972; 9.03361 (Alpe di Cava)
2,001 m	Port de Pailhères	Pyrenees	France	pass	Mijanès & Ax-les-Thermes	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2,000 m	Fideriser Heuberge	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Fideris-Berghaus Arflina		46°51′59″N 09°43′32″E / 46.86639°N 9.72556°E / 46.86639; 9.72556 (Berghaus Arflina)

Highest motorways

Elevation	Name	Mountains	Country	Type	Between	Remarks	Highest point
1,631 m	A13 San Bernardino Tunnel	Alps	Switzerland	tunnel	Chur-Bellinzona	not a motorway, only one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube	46°27′53″N 09°11′08″E / 46.46472°N 9.18556°E / 46.46472; 9.18556 (San Bernardino Tunnel)
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	not a motorway, only one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube	45°51′14″N 6°54′50″E / 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 / 47.00333°N 11.50750°E / 47.00333; 11.50750 (Brenner)
1,340 m	A10 Tauern Tunnel	Alps	Austria	tunnel	Salzburg-Villach		47°10′55″N 13°26′19″E / 47.18194°N 13.43861°E / 47.18194; 13.43861 (Tauern)
Circa 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	not a motorway, only one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube	47°07′22″N 10°15′23″E / 47.12278°N 10.25639°E / 47.12278; 10.25639 (Arlberg)
Circa 1,300 m	AP-6 es:Túnel de carretera de Guadarrama	Central System	Spain	tunnel	Collado Villalba and Villacastín
1,297 m	Frejus Tunnel	Alps	France  Italy	tunnel	Modane-Bardonecchia	not a motorway, only one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube
Circa 1,250 m	AP-61	Central System	Spain		Segovia and San Rafael
1,229 m[23]	AP-66 Negrón Tunnel	Cantabrian Mountains	Spain	tunnel	Campomanes and León
1,222 m	A-6 Puerto de Manzanal	Galician Massif	Spain	pass	Astorga-Ponferrada
Circa 1,200 m	AP-51	Central System	Spain		Ávila and Villacastín
1,175 m	A2 Gotthard Tunnel	Alps	Switzerland	tunnel	Altdorf-Airolo	not a motorway, only one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube	46°31′40″N 08°36′01″E / 46.52778°N 8.60028°E / 46.52778; 8.60028 (Gotthard Tunnel)
1,121 m	A75 fr:Col des Issartets	Massif Central	France	pass	Saint-Flour & Massiac	Highest motorway pass in France
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)	Lavanttaler Alps	Austria	tunnel	Klagenfurt-Graz
1,050 m	J20 Vue des Alpes Tunnel	Jura Mountains	Switzerland	tunnel	Neuchâtel-La Chaux-de-Fonds	not a motorway, only one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube	47°05′03″N 06°51′55″E / 47.08417°N 6.86528°E / 47.08417; 6.86528 (Vue des Alpes Tunnel)

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

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