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Pas de Morgins (el. 1369 m.) is a high mountain pass in the
Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Swi ...
between the canton of
Valais Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the 26 cantons forming the S ...
in Switzerland and
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
. It is located at the top of the Val de Morgins, which turns off the
Val d'Illiez The Val d'Illiez is a valley in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It separates the northern foothills of the Chablais Alps from the Dents du Midi. Starting from Monthey, the valley splits at Troistorrents: *Val d'Illiez itself with the villages ...
at
Troistorrents Troistorrents (; frp, Trètorrent) is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Geography Troistorrents has an area, , of . Of this area, or 36.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 51.8% is f ...
. The road through the Val de Morgins is marked by a series of hairpin curves. It connects
Monthey Monthey (; frp, Montê) is the capital of the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History The castle in the town center was built in 950 on a hill, the first houses of Monthey surrounded it. Monthey is first mention ...
and Abondance.


Tour de France

Pas de Morgins has been used a total of eight times since its debut in the
1977 Tour de France The 1977 Tour de France was the 64th edition of the Tour de France, taking place between 30 June and 24 July. The total race distance was 22 stages over . Lucien Van Impe, the winner of the previous year, wanted to repeat his victory and going i ...
. Seven times the climb was categorized and once the climb was uncategorized.


See also

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List of highest paved roads in Europe This is a list of the highest paved roads in Europe. It includes roads that are over long and whose culminating point is at least above sea level. This height approximately corresponds to that of the highest settlements in Europe and to the t ...
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List of mountain passes This is a list of mountain passes. Africa Egypt * Halfaya Pass (near Libya) Lesotho * Moteng Pass * Mahlasela pass * Sani Pass Morocco * Tizi n'Tichka South Africa * Eastern Cape Passes * Western Cape Passes * Northern Cape Passes * ...
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List of the highest Swiss passes This is a list of the highest road passes in Switzerland. It includes passes in the Alps and the Jura Mountains that are over above sea level. All the listed passes are crossed by paved roads. These are popular with drivers, bikers and cyclis ...


References

Mountain passes of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Mountain passes of Switzerland Mountain passes of the Alps Mountain passes of Valais France–Switzerland border crossings {{Rhône-geo-stub