Unterer Hauenstein Pass

Unterer Hauenstein Pass
Unterer Hauenstein Pass
Interactive map of Unterer Hauenstein Pass
Elevation691 m (2,267 ft)
Location
LocationSwitzerland
RangeJura Mountains
Coordinates47°22′52.88″N 7°52′8.14″E / 47.3813556°N 7.8689278°E / 47.3813556; 7.8689278

Unterer Hauenstein Pass (el. 691 m.) is a mountain pass in the Jura Mountains between the canton of Basel-Country and Solothurn in Switzerland.

It connects Buckten in Basel-Country and Trimbach in Solothurn. The pass road has a maximum grade of 6 percent.

The pass may have been used already in pre-Roman times. In 1993, Roman artifacts were discovered at the pass. It also lies close to the Roman settlement of Augusta Raurica.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Frey, Peter (18 August 2006). "Hauenstein". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in German). Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved 10 March 2026.