| Chall Pass | |
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| Elevation | 747 m (2,451 ft) |
| Location | Switzerland |
| Range | Jura Mountains |
| Coordinates | 47°26′59.69″N 7°27′30.8157″E / 47.4499139°N 7.458559917°E |
Chall Pass (or Challpass) (el. 747 m.) is a mountain pass in the Jura Mountains on the border of the cantons of Solothurn and Basel-Country in Switzerland. The pass road links Metzerlen and Röschenz or Laufen on the Swiss common main road number 274. The pass got his name from the mountain Challhöchi; chall is Swiss German for the German word kahl (in the meaning of bare, without forest); Höchi Swiss German for Höhe (height).
External links
Chall Pass on the official map of the Swiss Confederacy
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