Furka Pass

"Furka" redirects here. For the village in North Macedonia, see Furka, North Macedonia. For the village in Greece, see Fourka.

Furka Pass (German: Furkapass; French: Col de la Furka) is a 2,429 m (7,969 ft) high mountain pass in the southern Swiss Alps connecting Gletsch, Valais with Realp, Uri via the seasonal Furkapassroute. The Furka Oberalp Bahn bypasses the pass through the 1,390 m (4,560 ft) high Furka Base Tunnel, which opened in 1982 to replace the seasonal Furka Summit Tunnel at 2,160 metres (7,090 ft).

Furka Pass
Furkapass and hairpins of the Furkapassroute in Switzerland as seen from Grimselpassroute
Elevation	2,429 m (7,969 ft)
Traversed by	Road 19
Location	Uri/Valais, Switzerland
Range	Alps
Coordinates	46°34′21″N 08°24′54″E
Furka Pass Location in Switzerland

The Furka Pass was used as a location in the James Bond film Goldfinger, a curve of which is marked as "James Bond Strasse", complete with lookout point and small parking area. Near the western summit of the pass is the Hotel Belvédère; a short walk from it leads to the Rhône Glacier Ice Grotto. The glacier moves 30–40 metres a year, and the 100 metre long tunnel and ice chamber are open from June when the road opens.

See also

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

External links

• Furka Pass in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• Furka Cycling Profile, Maps, and Photos
• Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway
• Profile on climbbybike.com
• Cycling up to the Furkapass: data, profile, map, photos and description
• Furka Pass - the world's greatest driving roads - Colcorsa