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Höllpass

Coordinates: 50°05′46″N 11°48′46″E / 50.0961°N 11.8129°E / 50.0961; 11.8129
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Höllpass
Summit of the pass
Elevation683 m (2,241 ft)
Traversed byStaatsstraße 2180
LocationDistricts of Bayreuth and Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge in Bavaria, Germany
RangeFichtel Mountains
Coordinates50°05′46″N 11°48′46″E / 50.0961°N 11.8129°E / 50.0961; 11.8129

The Höllpass is a 683 m[1] high mountain pass in the northern part of the Fichtel Mountains in Bavaria, Germany.

The Höllpass is located in the northwest of the horseshoe-shaped Fichtel Mountains range, the horseshoe being open to the east. It lies between the ridges of the Waldstein to the north and the SchneebergOchsenkopf Massif to the south, which were formed almost at right angles to the tectonic fault lines in the Fichtel Mountains.

The road running over the Höllpass – state road (Staatsstraße) number 2180 – climbs about 120 metres (390 ft) from the Kornbach valley near Gefrees to Torfmoorhölle in the borough of Weißenstadt.

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  1. ^ Map services Archived December 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine of the BfN