{
  "name": "Nufenen Pass",
  "slug": "nufenenpass",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/nufenenpass/",
  "summary": "The highest paved pass lying entirely within Switzerland, 2,478 m.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "413"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Switzerland",
    "region": "Valais",
    "start": {
      "name": "Ulrichen",
      "lat": 46.504629,
      "lon": 8.307458
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Airolo",
      "lat": 46.477483,
      "lon": 8.386794
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 8.5,
    "lengthKm": 13.7,
    "driveMinutes": 18,
    "corners": 36,
    "hairpins": 12,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 2472.2,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "High altitude and strong wind",
    "Closed in winter",
    "Snow outside summer"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Nufenenpass / Passo della Novena",
    "Chilchhorn"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 123
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}