Great St Bernard Pass
mountain pass in the Western Alpes
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Summary
Great St Bernard Pass is a mountain pass[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of mountain pass entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,119 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Canton of Valais[3], Aosta Valley[4]
- Country: Switzerland[5], Italy[6]
- Instance of: border crossing[7]
- Part of: Italy–Switzerland border[8], State road 27[9], Main road 21[10]
- Commons category: Great St Bernard Pass[11]
- Described by source: Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], The New Student's Reference Work[14], Meyer’s Universum, Elfter Band[15]
- Heritage designation: Swiss townscape worthy of protection[16]
- Official name: Col du Grand Saint-Bernard[17]
- Different from: Saddle of Great St Bernard[18]
- Elevation above sea level: 2469 m[19]
- Mountain range: Alpes Grand Combin[20]
- P14976: AF605786-C882-4F8D-A00A-170F3729F533[21]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Great St Bernard Pass include Great St Bernard Hospice[22], a mountain hut[23], in Switzerland[24], founded in 1001[25] and State road 27[26], a road[27], in Italy[28].
Why It Matters
Great St Bernard Pass has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for it include Great St Bernard Hospice[22], a mountain hut[23], in Switzerland[24], founded in 1001[25] and State road 27[26], a road[27], in Italy[28].