Scharnitz Pass

Scharnitz Pass
Scharnitzpass / Scharnitzer Klause
Scharnitz Pass with Scharnitz, view from Southeast
Elevation955
RangeAlps
Coordinates47°23′52″N 11°16′02″E / 47.397884°N 11.267284°E / 47.397884; 11.267284

The Scharnitz Pass (German: Scharnitzpass or Scharnitzer Klause) is a narrow section of the upper Isar valley in the Northern Limestone Alps. It lies at a height of about 955 m on the Austro-German border between the states of Bavaria and Tyrol. Its name derives from the village of Scharnitz immediately to the south.

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