Maloja Pass - 1812 metres
photo
     photo by: Francis     
     photo thanks to: Wouter van der Zee & Marjo Toemen     
photo
This is a superb one-sided pass in Switzerland very close to the Italian border

The west side is a fairly short climb up heavily-engineered hairpins surrounded by snow-clad peaks.

To the east is the high Engadine valley, offering more terrific views of snowy mountains across serene lakes.