Kupferberg Pass

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Kupferberg Pass
Compass direction west east
Pass height 2050  m
region Khomas , Namibia
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Mountains Khomashochland
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Denzel scale SG 3
Ø pitch 8th %  
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Kupferberg Pass (Namibia)
Kupferberg Pass
Coordinates 22 ° 43 '47 "  S , 16 ° 56' 15"  E Coordinates: 22 ° 43 '47 "  S , 16 ° 56' 15"  E

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The Kupferberg Pass ( English Kupferberg Pass ) is a mountain pass in the Khomashochland on the main road C26 between Farm Göllschau in the west and Windhoek in the east in the Khomas region in Namibia . With a height of 2050  m, it is considered the highest road pass in the country. Its average slope is eight percent.

The annual Desert Dash cycling race runs over the pass .

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Individual evidence

  1. Origins of the Dash. Gondwana Collection Namibia, December 9, 2017 .