Bielerhöhe Pass
Encyclopedia
The Bielerhöhe Pass is a high mountain pass
in the Austria
n Alps
between the Bundesländer
of Vorarlberg
and Tyrol
.
It connects Montafon
in Vorarlberg and the Paznaun
valley in Tyrol. At the top of the pass are several restaurants and hotels.
The pass is closed to normal traffic from November to April. Mini-buses run during the winter to take skiers to the ski resort.
Nearby is the highest peak in Vorarlberg, the Piz Buin
(3312 m) and the Silvrettasee, which is frozen solid most years by the end of January and covered with snow.
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
in the Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
between the Bundesländer
States of Austria
Austria is a federal republic made up of nine states, known in German as Länder . Since Land is also the German word for a country, the term Bundesländer is often used instead to avoid ambiguity. The Constitution of Austria uses both terms...
of Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg is the westernmost federal-state of Austria. Although it is the second smallest in terms of area and population , it borders three countries: Germany , Switzerland and Liechtenstein...
and Tyrol
Tyrol (state)
Tyrol is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.The state is split into two parts–called North Tyrol and East Tyrol–by a -wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province of...
.
It connects Montafon
Montafon
Montafon is a valley in Austria that extends from the city of Bludenz to the Silvretta mountain range. It is also known in the local dialect as Muntafu....
in Vorarlberg and the Paznaun
Paznaun
The Paznaun is a valley in Tyrol, Austria leading south-west from Pians to the Bielerhöhe , a mountain pass at the border of Vorarlberg and Tyrol....
valley in Tyrol. At the top of the pass are several restaurants and hotels.
The pass is closed to normal traffic from November to April. Mini-buses run during the winter to take skiers to the ski resort.
Nearby is the highest peak in Vorarlberg, the Piz Buin
Piz Buin
Piz Buin is a mountain in the Silvretta range of the Alps on the border between Austria and Switzerland. It forms the border between the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and is the highest peak in Vorarlberg....
(3312 m) and the Silvrettasee, which is frozen solid most years by the end of January and covered with snow.
See also
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes