Challhöchi Pass (el. 848 m.) is a
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
Jura Mountains
The Jura Mountains ( , , , ; french: Massif du Jura; german: Juragebirge; it, Massiccio del Giura, rm, Montagnas da Jura) are a sub-alpine mountain range a short distance north of the Western Alps and mainly demarcate a long part of the Frenc ...
on the border of the
cantons of
Basel-Country and
Solothurn in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. The pass road links
Eptingen and
Ifenthal or
Hägendorf.
References
Challhöchi (848 m) Pass description on ''quaeldich.ch'' for bikers
Pass description on ''motofun.ch'' for motorbikers
Challhöchi Pass description on ''wanderwaeg.ch'' for hikers
Sperrstelle Challhöchi SO/BL Description of military use in world war I/II on ''festung-oberland.ch''
Challhöchi 848 m 2781 ft. Pass description on ''hikr.org'' for hikers
External links
Challhöchi on the official mapof the
Swiss Confederacy
Mountain passes of the Jura
Mountain passes of Basel-Landschaft
Mountain passes of the canton of Solothurn
Basel-Landschaft–Solothurn border
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