• Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Furka Pass (category). Furka Pass in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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  • Furka Pass in Switzerland is maybe the most known mountain pass in the whole Swiss Alps country.
  • The Furka Oberalp Bahn line through the Furka Tunnel bypasses the pass. The base tunnel opened in 1982 and replaced a tunnel at 2100 m.
  • The road was built for strategic military reasons and it was the longest pass road in Switzerland when it was opened in 1867. How long is the Furka Pass?
  • Standing at a staggering 2,429 meters (7,969 feet), the Furka Pass connects the village of Gletsch in Valais with Realp in Uri.
  • We saw total time to reach Furka Pass 1hr 30 minutes in GPS, and ended up spending 5 hours overall(not that it was even enough).
  • The cyclist who tackles the Furka Pass will discover the very edge of the canton of Valais and the source of the Rhone River; the most important river in the canton.