Passwang Pass

For the mountain, see Vogelberg (Passwang).

Passwang Pass
Passwang Pass
Elevation	1,204 m (3,950 ft)
Traversed by	Road
Location	Solothurn, Switzerland
Range	Jura Mountains
Coordinates	47°21′30″N 07°39′22″E
Passwang Pass Location in Switzerland

Passwang Pass (elevation 1,204 m (3,950 ft)) is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

It connects the southern part of the canton of Solothurn via Mümliswil-Ramiswil (south of the pass) and Beinwil, Solothurn (northern side) with the so-called Schwarzbubenland (officially Amtei Dorneck-Thierstein, consisting of the canton of Solothurn districts Thierstein and Dorneck) north of the Passwang mountain chain, and ultimately with the Laufen District in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.

Aerial view (1965)

See also

• List of highest paved roads in Europe
• List of mountain passes
• List of the highest Swiss passes

References

• Swisstopo topographic maps