Thu Sep 11 09:30:57 1997 - Message No. 1425
From: "Gries, Stephan"

Subject: Highest passes


Phil wrote:

>On Wed, 10 Sep 1997 23:52:43 +0200, you wrote:
>>I think the highest (?) mountain-pass in Europe is the Col de la Bonette
>>(2802) in the south of the French Alps. But there is another pass in the
>>north of Spain (Don`t know it`s name) which shall be similar in
>>altitude. These are the few passes you can ride on normal roads.

>I think the Bonette is the highest paved pass... The highest point you
>can reach by car/motorbike in the alps is the Mt. Chaberton (3130m).

>There is another mountain near Malaga in Spain (I forgot the name)
>which is higher.
>Gruss, Phil

Do you mean Mulhacen near Granada (Spain)? At the moment I don't
how high the pass is, but Mulhacen ist 3478m high. I believe this is the
highest pass in europe you can cross via motobike.

Stephan

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