Pas de Morgins | 1369 METER | Monthey Abondance

The Pas de Morgins is a pass between the Swiss canton of Valais and France. To the southeast, the Val de Morgins leads to Troistorrents in the Val d'Illiez and to Monthey, while to the northwest it reaches Abondance. The pass summit is at 1369 metres. The route was already in use in the 13th century, when Peter II of Savoy crossed it with his troops on their way to Valais. Since 1569, the pass has been on the border between Valais and Savoy, and today between France and Switzerland. Boundary stones from the 18th and 19th centuries on the pass serve as a reminder of this. In 1870, the pass was upgraded from a mule track to a road.