Editing Simplon Pass (section)

{{Short description|High mountain pass between the Pennines and Lepontine Alps in Switzerland}}
{{Infobox mountain pass
| name = Simplon Pass
| photo = Sempione.jpg
| photo_caption = View of the Simplon Pass from above with the [[Rotelsee]] (left) and [[Lake Hopschu]] (right). Note the slightly lower marshland behind the road.
| elevation_m = 2006
| elevation_ref = <ref>Retrieved from the [[Swisstopo]] topographic map (1:25'000)</ref>
| traversed = Road
| location = [[Valais]], [[Switzerland]]
| range = [[Alps]]
| map = Switzerland
| map_caption = Location in Switzerland
| coords = {{coord|46|15|6|N|8|2|0|E|type:pass_region:CH-VS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| topo = 
}}

The '''Simplon Pass''' ({{langx|fr|Col du Simplon}}; {{langx|de|Simplonpass}}; {{langx|it|Passo del Sempione}}; {{langx|lmo|Pass del Sempion}}; {{convert|2006|m|ft|sigfig=4|abbr=on|disp=or}}; {{langx|rm|Pass dal Simplon}}) is a high [[mountain pass]] between the [[Pennine Alps]] and the [[Lepontine Alps]] in [[Switzerland]]. It connects [[Brig, Switzerland|Brig]] in the canton of [[Valais]] with [[Domodossola]] in [[Piedmont]] ([[Italy]]). The pass itself and the villages on each side of it, such as [[Gondo, Switzerland|Gondo]], are in Switzerland. The [[Simplon Tunnel]] was built beneath the vicinity of the pass in the early 20th century to carry rail traffic between the two countries.

The lowest point of the [[col]], and the lowest point on the watershed between the basins of the [[Rhone]] and the [[Po (river)|Po]] in Switzerland lies in marshland about {{convert|500|m|0|abbr=on}} west of the Simplon Pass settlement at an altitude of {{convert|1995|m|ft|sigfig=4|abbr=on|disp=or}}.<ref>[http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=9967 Finsteraarhorn] peakbagger.com</ref>

[[Rotelsee]] is a lake located near the pass at an elevation of {{convert|2028|m|0|abbr=on}}.

There are several high peaks around that can be climbed directly from the pass. These include [[Wasenhorn]], [[Hubschhorn]], [[Breithorn (Simplon)]], and [[Monte Leone]].