The Karerpass (; lld, Jouf de Ciareja; ) (1745 m) is a high

mountain pass A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human a ...

in the province of

South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous province , image_skyline = , image_alt ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

. It connects

Bolzano Bolzano ( or ; german: Bozen, (formerly ); bar, Bozn; lld, Balsan or ) is the capital city of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third la ...

through the

Eggental The Eggental ( it, Val d'Ega; german: Eggental) is a valley in South Tyrol, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediter ...

and the

Welschnofen Welschnofen (; it, Nova Levante ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the autonomous province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about southeast of the city of Bolzano. History Coat-of-arms The escutcheon is party per quarterly: the 1st ...

Valley with the

Fassa The Fassa Valley ( Ladin: ''Fascia'', it, Val di Fassa, german: Fassatal) is a valley in the Dolomites in Trentino, northern Italy. As an administrative valley community (Italian: ''Comunità di valle'', German: ''Talgemeinschaft'') of Trentino, i ...

Valley. Just below the pass on the Welschnofen Valley side is the

Karersee Lake Carezza ( it, Lago di Carezza; german: Karersee) is a small alpine lake in the Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy. It is known for its wonderful colors and its view of the Latemar mountain range. Characterization The name of the lake derives f ...

lake. It is connected to the

Tierser Tal The Tierser Tal (also german: Tiersertal; it, Val di Tires ) is a side valley of the Eisacktal in South Tyrol, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is ...

by the

Nigerpass The Nigerpass ( it, Passo Nigra; german: Nigerpass) (1688 m) is a high mountain pass in the Dolomites in the province of South Tyrol in Italy. It connects the Tierser Tal with the Karerpass. The pass lies below the Rosengarten massif and ...

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