List of highest paved roads in Europe

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.

The Pico del Veleta road

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(s)	Mountains	Country	Type	From / Between	Remarks	Highest point
c. 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 2,526 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 around 3,300 m but the road continues unpaved until reaching 3,380 m. It used to cross over, unpaved, to the village of Capileira in the Western Alpujarras but was closed by the Sierra Nevada National Park in 1999.	37°03′21″N 03°22′09″W
2,845 m	IRAM	Sierra Nevada	Spain	dead end	From Veleta-road	Private road serving a telescope.[4] Side road from the Veleta road (from c. 2,670 m).	37°03′57″N 03°23′35″W
2,829 m	Ötztal_Glacier_Road (Tiefenbachferner)	Ötztal Alps	Austria	dead end	Sölden	access road from Sölden to Rettenbachferner (side road up to 2,795 m) and Tiefenbachferner (2,803 m) glaciers, highest point at southern end of the 1,7 km long tunnel[5][6]	46°55′29″N 10°56′40″E
2,802 m	Cime de la Bonette	French Alps	France	loop road	One-way loop road running from Col de la Bonette at 2,715 m, and surrounding Cime de la Bonette (2,862 m); the highest point on the road is at 2,802 m	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France	44°19′18″N 6°48′25″E
2,770 m	Col de l'Iseran	Graian Alps	France	pass	Val-d'Isère, Tarentaise and Bonneval-sur-Arc, Maurienne	Highest paved mountain pass in the Alps. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France. Latest French IGN maps mark this pass as 2,764 metres. From the pass a paved side road to Lac de Céma (0,9 km) and further to Pissaillas (1,4 km), both approximately at the same level as the pass.	45°25′1″N 07°01′51″E
2,757 m	Stilfserjoch / Passo dello Stelvio	Ortler Alps Eastern Alps	Italy	pass	Prato allo Stelvio and 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 2,760 metres. From the pass a short paved side road to cafeteria Tibethütte (c. 2,770 m).	46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E
2,750 m	Kaunertaler Gletscherstraße	Ötztal Alps	Austria	dead end	Prutz	Access road from Feichten to the Weißseeferner and a ski area. Also the highest bus stop in Austria.	46°51′51″N 10°42′48″E
2,744 m	Col Agnel / Colle dell'Agnello	Cottian Alps	France  Italy	pass	Queyras and 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
2,715 m	Col de la Bonette	French Alps	France	pass	Jausiers and Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France. A one-way loop road originates here to a marble monument at 2,802 m, conventionally named Cime de la Bonette, although the real summit is higher up at 2,862 m, accessible on foot.
2,645 m	Col du Galibier	Dauphiné Alps	France	pass	Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne and Briançon	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France	45°03′50.4″N 06°24′28.8″E
2,641 m	Colle del Nivolet	Graian Alps	Italy	pass	Locana (Piedmont)	Film location in The Italian Job, including the final bus crash. Lago Serrù (2,275 m) is bypassed along the road. From the pass the paved road continues down to Rifugio Savoia (2,520 m), ending soon after.	45°28′49″N 7°08′32″E
2,621 m	Passo di Gavia	Italian Alps	Italy	pass	Bormio (Sondrio) and 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
2,572 m	Edelweißspitze	Hohe Tauern	Austria	dead end	Fusch (Salzburg) and Heiligenblut (Carinthia)	Side road of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road, from Fuscher Törl (2,428 m)	47°07′25″N 12°49′53″E
2,552 m	Road to Vintcheto	Rila	Bulgaria	dead end	Pastra village (Rila valley)	Highest concrete-paved road on the Balkans. The highest section crosses the ridge between the two connected reservoirs at Vintcheto (Kalin Reservoir 2,394 m, Karagyol Reservoir 2,364 m) and is closed between late October and beginning of July due to heavy snow conditions.	42°10′53″N 23°15′23″E
2,535 m	Meghri Pass	Zangezur Mountains	Armenia	pass	Kajaran (Syunik Marz) and Lichkvaz (Syunik Marz)	Highest paved mountain pass in Armenia	39°11′59″N 46°16′12″E
2,504 m	Großglockner-Hochalpenstraße	Hohe Tauern	Austria	pass	Fusch (Salzburg) and Heiligenblut (Carinthia)	Toll road. It has two passes, Hochtor (tunnel, 2,504 m) and Fuscher Törl (2,428 m). In addition, there are two side roads, to Edelweißspitze (2,572 m) and to Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe (2,369 m), both dead ends.
2,501 m	Umbrailpass / Giogo di Santa Maria / Pass Umbrail	Ortler Alps Eastern Alps	Switzerland  Italy	pass	Santa Maria Val Müstair and Bormio	near Passo dello Stelvio	46°32′35″N 10°26′02″E
2,481 m	Colle Fauniera	Cottian Alps	Italy	pass	Castelmagno / Ponte Marmora, Piedmont and Demonte	Also known as Colle dei Morti ("Hill of the Dead")	44.3857°N 7.12189°E
2,480 m	Nufenenpass / Passo della Novena	Lepontine Alps	Switzerland	pass	Ulrichen and Airolo	Views of the Finsteraarhorn and the Gries Glacier	46°28′41″N 08°23′35″E
2,474 m	Timmelsjoch / Passo del Rombo	Ötztal Alps	Austria  Italy	pass	Ötz, Tyrol and 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
2,469 m	Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard / Colle del Gran San Bernardo	Valais Alps	Switzerland  Italy	pass	Martigny, Valais and Aosta, Aosta Valley	The third highest road pass in Switzerland. Italian border is c. 0,4 km westwards from the pass.	45°52′08″N 7°10′14″E
2,454 m	Col de la Moutière	Alps	France	pass	Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage and Bayasse or Jausiers via the Col de Restefond	The north side is not paved (some concrete parts, though)
2,432 m	Hochwurtenspeicher (Mölltaler Gletscherstraße)	Alps	Austria	dead end	Ausserfragant	[7] By the Gletscherbahn is a barrier as a roadblock. Several reservoir lakes along the road (Wurtenspeicher 1,695 m, Stübelesee c. 2,310 m, Weißsee c. 2,370 m). Also, a side road of c. 1 km to Feldsee 2,217 m (from c. 2,120 m).
2,429 m	Furkapass	Uri Alps Lepontine Alps	Switzerland	pass	Gletsch, Valais and 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 2,300 m	46°34′22″N 08°25′00″E
2,420 m	Großsee (Zirknitztal)	Alps	Austria	dead end	Döllach	[8]
2,418 m	Mirador de Roque de los Muchachos	La Palma (Islas Canarias)	Spain	dead end	Santa Cruz de La Palma and Hoya Grande	Not located in the continental Europe but belongs to Spain. Side road of 3,7 km from LP-4 road (from c. 2,145 m), ending at a parking place. Highest road on La Palma island (and in the Canary Islands). Along the road there are strictly forbidden access roads to some 15 observatories of the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory. By the way, the highest points of the LP-4 road are c. 2,290 m and c. 2,270 m, located very near kilometer signs 31 and 33 of the road, respectively. Neither of these passes is named, but the latter is near the Mirador de Los Andenes.	28°45′15.99″N 17°53′6.56″W
2,416 m	Colle Valcavera	Cottian Alps	Italy	pass	Demonte	Side road (100 m) from the Colle della Fauniera road (at 1,9 km distance). On the western side of the Valcavera pass the road is gravel (Maira-Stura-Kammstrasse, MSKS), high road of 14,7 km to Colle del Preit (2,076 m).
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
2,408 m	Port d'Envalira	Pyrenees	Andorra	pass	Soldeu and El Pas de la Casa	Highest paved 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
2,394 m	Oscheniksee	Alps	Austria	dead end	Innerfragant	Side road from the Mölltaler Gletscherstraße. At the beginning is a barrier as a roadblock.
2,394 m	Road to Kalin Reservoir	Rila	Bulgaria	dead end	Pastra village (Rila valley)	Concrete-paved road to the highest reservoir in the Balkans[9][10]	42°10′21″N 23°15′3″E
2,390 m	Oberaarsee	Bernese Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Grimselpass (canton of Bern)	Highest point c. 900 m from Oberaarsee (2,303 m)	46°33′08″N 08°16′48″E
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
2,386 m	Griessee	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Nufenen Pass road	Side road from Nufenenpass-road (from c. 2300 m). Some short gravel sections because of worn out asphalt.	46°27′44″N 08°22′22″E
2,383 m	Flüelapass	Albula Alps	Switzerland	pass	Davos and Susch, (Graubünden)		46°45′01″N 09°56′52″E
2,379 m	Georgian Military Road, Jvari Pass	Caucasus Mountains	Georgia	pass	Vladikavkaz (Russia) and Tbilisi (Georgia)		42.5042°N 44.4538°E
2,370 m	Colle Esischie	Cottian Alps	Italy	pass	Ponte Marmora and Pradleves	Along the road of Colle della Fauniera, at 1,5 km distance
2,370 m	Plan du Lac	Alps	France	dead end	Termignon	In the Vanoise National Park. Road continues to Entre-Deux-Eaux 2,012 m (dead end).
2,369 m	Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe	Hohe Tauern	Austria	dead end	Fusch (Salzburg) and Heiligenblut (Carinthia)	Side road of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road, from c. 1,860 m
2,361 m	Col d'Izoard	Cottian Alps	France	pass	Briançon, and Guil, Queyras, Guillestre	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France	44°49′12″N 06°44′07″E
2,356 m	Teide	Tenerife (Islas Canarias)	Spain	pass	Los Cristianos	Not located in the continental Europe but belongs to Spain.
2,350 m	Col de la Lombarde / Colle della Lombarda	Maritime Alps	France  Italy	pass	Isola, via Isola 2000 and Vinadio	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France	44°12′8″N 07°09′1″E
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	Col du Gondran	Alps	France	dead end	Briançon	The road is closed to general traffic. Tarmac is partly worn out. From the pass gravel roads (MTB recommended) continue to, for example, Fort du Gondran (Gondran C), which is located at Sommet des Anges (2,459 m), Fort Le Janus (2,529 m) and down to Montgenèvre (1,860 m).
2,340 m	Tguma Parkplatz	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Zillis, via Wergenstein	Last c. 200 m is gravel	46°37′26″N 09°21′51″E
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
2,328 m	Berninapass / Passo del Bernina	Bernina Range Alps	Switzerland	pass	Celerina and Tirano		46°24.744′N 10°1.71′E
2,326 m	Col de la Cayolle	Maritime Alps Alps	France	pass	Barcelonnette, (Ubaye Valley) and Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes	The road leads to the red-rock Gorges de Daluis at Daluis	44°15′32″N 6°44′38″E
2,314 m	Albulapass (Pass d'Alvra)	Albula Range	Switzerland	pass	Tiefencastel, via Bergün and La Punt (Inn Valley, Engadin)		46°35′N 09°53′E
2,314 m	Forcola di Livigno	Livigno Alps	Switzerland  Italy	pass	Val Poschiavo and Livigno		46°26′33″N 10°03′25″E
2,311 m	Lago del Narèt	Lepontine Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Fusio and Lago del Narèt, Ticino		46°28′47″N 8°34′31″E
2,310 m	Lago dei Cavagnöö	Lepontine Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Robièi and Lago dei Cavagnöö, Ticino	Only accessible by aerial tramway from San Carlo (1,040 m). Lowest point of the road: 1,856 m	46°27′19″N 8°30′30″E
2,304 m	Col de la Loze	French Alps	France	pass	Courchevel and Meribel	Road built in 2019	45°24′18″N 6°36′07″E
2,302 m	Port de Cabús	Pyrenees	Andorra  Spain	pass	Erts and Llavorsí	2302m[11] Tarmac road surface on the Andorra side (via Coll de la Botella, 2,064 m), but not paved on the Spanish side.	42°32′47″N 1°25′11″E
2,291 m	Passo del Foscagno	Livigno Range	Italy	pass	Livigno (via Passo d'Eira & Trepalle) and Bormio		46°29′42″N 10°12′32″E
2,284 m	Colle di Sampeyre	Cottian Alps	Italy	pass	Sampeyre and Stroppo / Elva		44°33′4″N 7°7′8″E
2,284 m	Julierpass (Pass da Güglia)	Albula Range	Switzerland	pass	Engadin valley and Tiefencastel	watershed / drainage divide between the basins of the Rivers Rhine and Danube	46°28.32′N 09°43.74′E
2,280 m	Saut Dam	Alps	France	dead end	Lac du Chevril	Road to Sassière Lake	45°29′N 06°58′E
2,259 m (pass) 2,224 m (tunnel)	Sustenpass	Urner Alps	Switzerland	pass	Innertkirchen, (Canton of Bern) and Wassen, Canton of Uri	Views of the Stein Glacier. Old passroad is nowadays a dead end (for vehicles). Sustenpass tunnel offers much much more popular thoroughfare between the valleys. Its altitude is 2,224 m at the eastern end, and 2,223 m at the western end.	46°43.8′N 08°26.94′E
2,257 m	Bola del Mundo	Sierra de Guadarrama	Spain	dead end	Puerto de Navacerrada	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
2,257 m	Lago della Sella	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Gotthard Pass		46°33′33″N 08°35′34″E
2,252 m	Col du Sanetsch	Bernese Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Pont-de-la-Morge (or Sion) (Valais)[14]	On the north side road continues to Lac de Sénin (2,034 m), ending soon after.
2,250 m	Col d'Allos	Alps	France	pass	Barcelonnette, (Ubaye Valley) and Colmars
2,244 m	Passo di Sella / Sella Joch	Trentino South Tyrol	Italy	pass	Val Gherdëina, South Tyrol and Canazei, Fascia Valley	Highest road pass in the Dolomites
2,242 m	Passo Scimfuss	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Gotthard Pass		46°32′35″N 08°35′28″E
2,240 m	Arcalís (Estación de Esquí de Arcalís)	Pyrenees	Andorra	dead end	Ordino	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2,239 m	Dosso dei Galli	Alps	Italy	dead end	Passo del Maniva (1,664 m) and Passo di Croce Domini (1,892 m)	Side road from Sella dell'Auccia. Military road. Access restricted.
2,239 m	Passo Pordoi	Dolomites	Italy	pass	Canazei and Livinallongo del Col di Lana	Often designated the Cima Coppi in the annual running of the Giro d'Italia
2,236 m	Passo di Giau	Dolomites	Italy	pass	Cortina d'Ampezzo and Selva di Cadore / Livinallongo del Col di Lana		46°29.05′N 12°5.1′E
2,231 m	Alpe Galm	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Guttet-Oberu-Galm		46°21′23″N 07°40′52″E
2,225 m	Err-Puigmal Jaça del Prat de Tossa	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Err
2,221 m	Männlichen	Bernese Oberland	Switzerland	pass	Grindelwald Grund	Good surface to top
2,215 m	Col de Portet	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Saint-Lary-Soulan	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France. On the other side of the pass a steep gravel road to Lac de l'Oule and below.	42°49′59″N 0°14′12″E
2,211 m	Penserjoch / Passo di Pennes	Trentino Alto Adige	Italy	pass	Sterzing/Vipiteno and Bolzano
2,208 m	Col des Tentes	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Luz-Saint-Sauveur, via Gèdre	A narrow paved road continues 800 m (to c. 2,180 m) towards Port de Boucharo (c. 2,270 m) but a becomes then a gravel road, and later a path (which is blocked with stones).	42°42′49″N 0°3′4″E
2,208 m	Passo d'Eira	Livigno Range	Italy	pass	Livigno and Trepalle	A modest elevation between Livigno and Trepalle
2,205 m	Cim de Coma Morera	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Ossèja
2,205 m	Lac du Vieux Émosson	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Finhaut, via Lac d'Émosson	Public access to Émosson dam (1965m), restricted access to Vieux Émosson dam	46°03′47″N 06°53′56″E
2,205 m	Täschalp	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Visp, via Täsch		46°03′30″N 07°48′45″E
2,203 m	Mattmarksee	Valais Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Visp, via Stalden		46°03′01″N 07°57′50″E
2,200 m	Lac d'Aumar	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Saint-Lary-Soulan	Road maximum just before Lac d'Aumar (2192 m). Road continues past it, to nearby Lac d'Aubert (2,148 m).
2,192 m	Passo di Valparola	Dolomites	Italy	pass	Badia, South Tyrol and Falzarego Pass and Cortina d'Ampezzo (Belluno)	On the northern side of the pass is Rifugio Passo Valparola (2,168 m).	46°31′59.88″N 11°58′59.88″E
c. 2,190 m	Embalse de Llauset (La Presa de Llauset)	Pyrenees	Spain	dead end		Side road from road N-230. After Aneto the quality of the road is very bad. Last 1,4 km the road is in a dark tunnel.	42.57279°N 0.712757°E
2,188 m	Col du Petit Saint-Bernard / Colle del Piccolo San Bernardo	Valais Alps Mont Blanc Massif	France  Italy	pass	Tarentaise, (Savoie) and Aosta Valley		45°40′49″N 6°53′2″E
2,183 m	Col du Petit Mont Cenis	Alps	France	dead end	Lanslebourg	Side road, starts just below/south of Col du Mont Cenis (2,081 m). Last 100 m is gravel.
2,176 m	Colle delle Finestre	Cottian Alps	Italy	pass	Susa Valley and Val Chisone	Northern side (from Susa) of this road is gravel from c. 1,450 m, but it is a classic in Giro d'Italia.	45°04′18.49″N 7°03′12.48″E
2,176 m	Rifugio Forni (Rifugio Ghiacciaio dei Forni)	Alps	Italy	dead end	Santa Caterina di Valfurva	Gravel from 2139 m.	46°25′13″N 10°31′19″E
2,175 m	Lac de Cap-de-Long	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Saint-Lary-Soulan
2,173 m	Croix de Coeur	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Sembrancher, via Verbier and Riddes	Both sides are nowadays paved.	46°07′18″N 07°13′57″E
2,168 m	Tikmataji Pass	Lesser Caucasus	Georgia	pass	Tbilisi Tsalka and Ninotsminda Akhalkalaki	Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway also goes via this pass	41°29′46″N 43°52′18″E
2,165 m	Grimselpass	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Innertkirchen, Bern and Gletsch, Valais		46°33.72′N 8°20.34′E
2,155 m	Calar Alto	Sierra de los Filabres	Spain	pass	road A92 (below Aulago) and Gérgal/Serón/Tíjola	Calar Alto Observatory
2,150 m	Les Arcs 2000	Alps	France	dead end	Bourg-Saint-Maurice	Tarentaise, (Savoie)
2,149 m	Ofenpass / Pass dal Fuorn	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Zernez, Engadin and Val Müstair		46°38.472′N 10°17.598′E
2,145 m	Transalpina Pasul Urdele	Carpathian Mountains	Romania	pass	Novaci, Romania and Sebeș	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). Circa 6 km north is another pass, Pasul Muntiu (c. 2,095 m).	45.345°N 23.657°E
2,144 m	Vallter 2000	Pyrenees	Spain	dead end	Camprodon		42°25′37″N 2°15′54″E
2,141 m	Grande Dixence Dam	Valais Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Sion, via Hérémence		46°05′03″N 07°24′13″E
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	Berghaus Nagens	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Laax		46°51′42″N 09°13′50″E
2,133 m	Passo di Gardena / Grödner Joch	Dolomites	Italy	pass	Sëlva, Val Gardena and Corvara, South Tyrol
2,133 m	Parking de Laus (Lac d'Allos parking)	Alps	France	dead end	Colmars	[16] From parking area it is c. 2 km hiking to Lac d'Allos.	44.245437°N 6.698065°E
2,130 m	Campo Imperatore	Apennines	Italy	Dead End	Gran Sasso and 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
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
2,130 m	Tignes (Val Claret)	Alps	France	dead end	Tarentaise (Savoie)
2,124 m	Juf (Avers valley)	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Ausserferrera		46°26′45″N 09°34′45″E
2,117 m	Splügenpass / Passo dello Spluga	Lepontine Alps Rhaetian Alps	Italy   Switzerland	pass	Splügen (Graubünden) and Chiavenna (Lombardy)	described by Mary Shelley	46°30.36′N 09°20.22′E
2,115 m	Col du Tourmalet	Pyrenees	France	pass	Sainte-Marie-de-Campan and Luz-Saint-Sauveur	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France	42°54′29.50″N 0°8′42.40″E
2,108 m	Col de Vars	Cottian Alps	France	pass	Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye and Vars, Hautes-Alpes / Guillestre		44°32′20″N 6°42′10″E
2,107 m	Arolla	Valais Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Sion, via Les Haudères (canton of Valais	Highest point above Arolla village (2,008 m). Or, instead of turning to Arolla village, pavement of Val d'Arolla -road ends at 2,027 m (after a pumping station).	46°01′33″N 07°28′39″E
2,106 m	Gotthard Pass (main road)	Lepontine Alps	Switzerland	pass	Airolo, Ticino and Göschenen, Canton of Uri		46.559167°N 08.561389°E
2,106 m	Gotthard Pass (Tremola)	Lepontine Alps	Switzerland	pass	Motto Bartola, Ticino and Brüggloch, Canton of Uri	Historical road paved with granite stones	46.559167°N 08.561389°E
2,105 m	Passo di Falzarego	Dolomites	Italy	pass	Andráz and Cortina d'Ampezzo	Nearby is Passo di Valparola (2,192 m)	46°31′8″N 12°0′34″E
2,105 m	Schöneben (Skihaus) / Belpiano	Eastern alps	Italy	dead end	Reschen (Reschensee) and San Valentino alla Muta	possible to drive the ramp to the ski station.
2,103 m	Sella dell'Auccia	Alps	Italy	pass	Passo del Maniva and Passo di Croce Domini	Paved from Passo del Maniva (1,664 m). Unpaved (at least partly) from Passo di Croce Domini (1,892 m). Not the highest point of the road but access to slightly higher points may be unpaved.	45°51′34″N 10°22′35″E
2,102 m	Lauchernalp	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Wiler		46°24′54″N 07°46′15″E
2,102 m	Tauernmoossee	Alps	Austria	dead end	Uttendorf, via Enzingerboden	Access road to a reservoir. After reaching the maximum (2,102 m, unnamed pass), road turns to a gravel road and descents to Tauernmoossee (2,023 m). In Enzingerboden (1,470 m), at the beginning of a side road, there may be a barrier as a roadblock.
2,100 m	Cirque de Troumouse	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Luz-Saint-Sauveur, via Gèdre
2,100 m	Col du Sabot	Alps	France	dead end	Vaujany
2,099 m	Weritzalp	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Wiler		46°25′18″N 07°47′33″E
2,095 m	Thyon	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Sion, via Hérémence		46°10′55″N 07°22′21″E
2,094 m	Jaufenpass / Passo di Monte Giovo	Dolomites	Italy	pass	Sterzing/Vipiteno and Sankt Leonhard in Passerei/San Leonardo in Passiria		46.84°N 11.3075°E
2,093 m	la Plagne	Alps	France	dead end	Tarentaise, (Savoie)	Ski area. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2,090 m	Steingletscher	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Hotel Steingletscher	Starting point on the Susten Pass road (1,863 m), end at the foot of the western Steingletscher tongue	46°42′48″N 08°24′58″E
2,089 m	Col des Champs	Alps	France	pass	Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes and Colmars
2,085 m	Hochsölden	Ötztal Alps	Austria	dead end	Sölden
2,083 m	Els Cortals	Pyrenees	Andorra	dead end	Encamp	Ski area
2,081 m	Col du Mont Cenis	Cottian Alps Graian Alps	France	pass	Lanslebourg and Susa (Italy)	Possibly used by Hannibal. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France	45.260278°N 6.900833°E
2,080 m	Lac Rond & Lac Besson	Alps	France	dead end	Le Bourg-d'Oisans	Two adjoined lakes above l'Alpe d'Huez
2,080 m	Martelltal / Val Martello	Alps	Italy	dead end	Coldrano, Martell	Pavement ends at a small parking place. Gravel road continues to the closed and ruined Hotel Paradiso del Cevedale (2,160 m).	46°29′11″N 10°41′03″E
2,076 m	Colle del Preit	Cottian Alps	Italy	pass	Ponte Marmora, Piedmont	Above this pass road becomes a gravel road (Maira-Stura-Kammstrasse, MSKS), which leads to Colle Valcavera (2,416 m).
2,072 m	Port de la Bonaigua	Pyrenees	Spain	pass	Vielha and Esterri d'Aneu		42°39′50″N 0°58′55″E
2,070 m[21]	Coll de Pal	Pyrenees	Spain	dead end		Access road from Bagà	42.3039°N 1.9223°E
2,070 m	R-285 Zelenchuksky District	Caucasus Mountains	Russia	dead end (to BTA-6 telescope)	Arkhyz (Russia)		43.6462°N 41.4412195°E
2,068 m	Mandelon	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Sion, via Hérémence		46°07′52″N 07°24′41″E
2,067 m	Col de la Croix de Fer	Dauphiné Alps	France	pass	Le Bourg-d'Oisans and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France	45.2275°N 6.203333°E
2,065 m	Passo del San Bernardino	Pennine Alps	Switzerland	pass	Thusis (Graubünden) and Bellinzona (Ticino)		46.496111°N 9.170833°E
2,064 m	Alpe Campo	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Sfazù	Side road from Passo del Bernina -road	46°24′05″N 10°07′07″E
c. 2,060 m	Hotel Salastrains	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	St. Moritz	Paved road continues past the Hotel Salastrains, to c. 2,060 m. Old height 2,048 means the roundabout just below.	46°29′58″N 09°49′43″E
2,058 m	Belmeken Dam Road	Rila Mountain	Bulgaria	pass	Sestrimo village and Belmeken Dam	Part of the 2010 WRC Rally Bulgaria. Altitude of the Belmeken Dam is about 1,930 m.
2,058 m	Col du Lautaret	Dauphiné Alps	France	pass	Le Bourg-d'Oisans and Briançon	a famous climb on the Tour de France	45.035278°N 6.405556°E
2,057 m	Passo di Fedaia	Dolomites	Italy	pass	Canazei and Rocca Pietore and Marmolada	a famous climb on the Giro d'Italia	46°27′12.60″N 11°53′20.40″E
2,055 m	Mangartska cesta (Mangart Road)	Julian Alps	Slovenia	dead end (loop road)	Log pod Mangrtom	Highest paved climb in Slovenia. Mangart (or Mangrt) is the name of the nearby mountain (2,679 m)
2,052 m	Staller Sattel / Passo di Stalle	Alps	Austria  Italy	pass	Sankt Jakob in Defereggen valley, (Tyrol) and Rasen-Antholz valley, (South Tyrol)		46.888056°N 12.200556°E
2,050 m	Plateau de la Calme	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Odeillo
2,050 m	Saint-Véran	Alps	France	dead end	Château-Ville-Vieille and Saint-Véran
2,049 m	Eisentalhöhe (Nockalmstraße)	Alps	Austria	pass	Innerkrems and Ebene Reichenau	Nockalmstraße is a toll road (for motor vehicles). It has two passes: Eisentalhöhe (2,049 m) and Schiestelscharte (2,027 m)
2,049 m	Steinigboda (cattle farm)	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Nufenen-Steinigboda		46°33′17″N 09°14′31″E
2,048 m	Moosalp	Alps	Switzerland	pass	Bürchen and Stalden (from Sion)		46°15′05″N 07°49′47″E
2,047 m	Les Fonts	Alps	France	dead end	Cervières	Circa 3 km gravel just above Cervières
2,047 m	Passo Manghen	Dolomites Alps	Italy	pass	Borgo Valsugana and Molina di Fiemme
2,044 m	Oberalppass (Cuolm d'Ursera)	Swiss Alps	Switzerland	pass	Disentis, Graubünden and Andermatt, Canton of Uri	The Rhine springs from a source nearby (Tomasee)	46.659°N 8.671°E
2,042 m	Transfăgărășan Pasul Bâlea	Carpathian Mountains	Romania	pass	Cârțișoara, Sibiu (Transylvania) and Arefu, Argeș (Wallachia)	Best Driving Road in the world (Top Gear). Long tunnel at the top.	45°36′44″N 24°36′50″E
2,041 m	Puerto de la Ragua	Sierra Nevada	Spain	pass	Cherín and La Calahorra
2,040 m	Marguns	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	St. Moritz-Suvretta-Marguns		46°29′23″N 09°48′59″E
2,040 m	Parking des Millefonts	Alps	France	dead end	Valdeblore	Side road from Col Saint-Martin -road (from c. 1,380 m)
2,040 m	Puig de la Tossa	Pyrenees	France	dead end	Mont-Louis
2,038 m	Lai da Curnera	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Surpalits	Highest point west of Lai da Curnera dam (1,958 m)	46°38′16″N 08°42′25″E
2,037 m	Bettmeralp & Riederalp	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Mörel	Bettmeralp and Riederalp are car-free resorts. Highest points: - Bettmeralp cattle farm (2,037 m), located above Bettmersee (2,009 m). - Riederalp: Located generally lower, but steep concrete road to Riederfurka hotel (c. 2,060 m).	46°23′45″N 08°03′56″E
2,037 m	La Rabassa	Pyrenees	Andorra	dead end	Sant Julià de Lòria	Recreational area (animal park etc.). Nordic skiing area in winter.
2,036 m	Puerto de Escúllar (Puerto Padilla)	Sierra de Baza	Spain	pass	Caniles and Abla
2,035 m	Sestriere (Colle Sestriere)	Cottian Alps	Italy	pass	Pinerolo and Cesana Torinese	A starting and arrival point in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia.
2,032 m	Bielerhöhe (Silvretta-Hochalpenstraße)	Alps	Austria	pass	Montafon Vorarlberg) and Paznaun (Tyrol)	Toll road (for motor vehicles). The original Bielerhöhe (2,021 m) has disappeared under the dam of the Silvretta Reservoir.	46.918056°N 10.095556°E
2,032 m	Passo Valles	Dolomites Alps	Italy	pass	Paneveggio and Falcade
2,031 m	Estación de esquí de Boí Taüll	Pyrenees	Spain	dead end	Barruera, via Boí and Taüll
2,027 m	l'Ecot (Hameau de l'Ecot)	Alps	France	dead end	Bonneval-sur-Arc
2,025 m	Vallée de la Clarée (Parking de Laval)	Alps	France	dead end	Névache	This name has also been used: Chalets de Laval
2,021 m	Oberläger (cattle farm)	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Grindelwald, via Bussalp	At Oberläger there is a crossing, with a concrete-paved road to c. 2,040 m	46°39′24″N 07°59′22″E
2,020 m	Zillertaler Höhenstraße[22] (Melchboden)	Alps	Austria	pass	Hippach and either Zellberg, Aschau in Zillertal, Ried in Zillertal or Kaltenbach depending on the variant you choose	Name of the highest point is Melchboden, accordind to homepage of this high road (well, name of a nearby restaurant/Alpengasthof). Also Arbiskopf seems to be used, but actually it is the name of a nearby grassy hill (2,133 m).
2,017 m	Kühtaisattel	Alps	Austria	pass	Ötz and Gries im Sellrain		47.2161°N 11.0303°E
2,016 m	Lac des Bouillouses	Pyrenees	France	dead end	La Llagonne
2,035 m	Venter Tal	Ötztal Alps	Austria	dead end	Zwieselstein	Narrow side road from Vent, maximum c. 2,035 m. From there the road descents to Rofenhöfen (2,014 m).
2,012 m	Pian Geirett (Val Camadra)	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Campo Blenio	Side road from Passo del Lucomagno -road (from c. 950 m).	46°36′16″N 08°56′04″E
2,012 m	Plan-d'Amont Dam	Alps	France	dead end	Aussois
2,012 m	Vallon du Cristillan (Parking les Claux)	Alps	France	dead end	Maison du Roi, via Ceillac	Asphalted road ends at a small parking place.
2,010 m	Mittler Hütte	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Chur, via Arosa		46°47′11″N 09°39′45″E
2,008 m	Courchevel Altiport	Alps	France	dead end	Moûtiers	Small airport, infamous for its short and steep (18%) runway
2,006 m	Cervinia / (Breuil-Cervinia)	Alps	Italy	dead end	Châtillon-Breuil-Cervinia	Italian name is Cervinia, French name is Breuil. Several streets above 2,000 m, highest ones: Strada per Cielo Alto c. 2,170 m, Via Giomein c. 2,140 m	45°56′54″N 07°37′52″E
2,005 m	Alpe di Cava (cattle farm)	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Malvaglia	Circa 3 km gravel just below 1,500 m	46°21′35″N 09°02′01″E
2,005 m	Simplonpass / Passo del Sempione	Pennine Alps Lepontine Alps	Switzerland  Italy	pass	Brig, Switzerland and Domodossola, Piedmont	Road E62, the highest point of the European route network in Europe. From near the pass, a paved narrow side road to Hopsche (c. 2,035 m), with a group of houses.	46.251667°N 8.033333°E
2,004 m	Dürrboden (Dischma valley)	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Davos		46°43′17″N 09°55′19″E
2,001 m	Col de Pailhères	Pyrenees	France	pass	Mijanès and Ax-les-Thermes	Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France. About the name: PORT de Pailhères is a grassy pass at c. 1,970 m (with no road to the valley on the eastern side). Paved road turns there to northeast (if coming from west), towards the nearby COL de Pailhères.
2,000 m	Fideriser Heuberge (Berghaus Arflina)	Alps	Switzerland	dead end	Fideris		46°51′59″N 09°43′32″E

Highest controlled-access highways

Elevation	Name	Mountains	Country	Type	Between	Remarks	Highest point
1,631 m	A13 San Bernardino Tunnel	Alps	Switzerland	tunnel	Chur-Bellinzona	only one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube	46°27′53″N 09°11′08″E
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	only one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube	45.854°N 6.914°E
1,370 m	Brenner motorway	Alps	Austria  Italy	pass	Innsbruck-Bolzano		47°00′12″N 11°30′27″E
1,340 m	A10 Tauern Tunnel	Alps	Austria	tunnel	Salzburg-Villach		47°10′55″N 13°26′19″E
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	only one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube	47°07′22″N 10°15′23″E
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	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	only one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube	46°31′40″N 08°36′01″E
1,121 m	A75 fr:Col des Issartets	Massif Central	France	pass	Saint-Flour and Massiac	Highest motorway pass in France
1,070 m	A24 near Vila Pouca de Aguiar	Serra do Marão	Portugal		Vila Pouca de Aguiar and 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	only one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube	47°05′03″N 06°51′55″E

See also

• Extreme points of Europe
• 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 highest points reached in the Tour de France
• List of highest railways in Europe
• List of mountain passes
• Principal passes of the Alps
• Transport in Europe

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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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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