The Albrun Pass (

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: ''Albrunpass'',

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: ''Passo d'Arbola'' or ''Bocchetta d'Arbola'') is an Alpine pass connecting

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and

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. It connects

Binn Binn (Walser German: ''Bìi'') is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Goms (district), Goms in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Valais in Switzerland. The Binn Valley is known for its rich mineral deposits, som ...

in the Binntal on its northern side to

Baceno Baceno ( Lombard ''Bascén'', Walser German: ''Aager'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Verbania, on the border with S ...

on its southern side. The Albrun Pass is the lowest pass on the main chain of the

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between the

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and the

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. The pass is located between the Albrunhorn (west) and the Ofenhorn (east).

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External links

Albrun Pass on Hikr
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