Furka Pass, Mountain pass between Uri and Valais, Switzerland.

Furka Pass is a mountain crossing in the Swiss Alps that separates the cantons of Uri and Valais, with a road spanning roughly 22 kilometers and featuring numerous hairpin bends. The summit sits at approximately 2,429 meters (7,970 feet), and a railway tunnel beneath the pass allows year-round transportation.

The road was constructed between 1864 and 1866 to establish a military connection across the Alps. A railway tunnel was later completed beneath the pass to enable year-round passage.

The name comes from the Latin furca, a two-pronged fork, for the shape of the crossing. From the 13th century, pack mule trains carried salt, wine, hides and grain over the pass, and Goms farmers held alpine pastures in the Urseren valley. A curve is marked "James Bond Strasse" with a lookout point and small parking area, recalling the 1964 filming of Goldfinger with Sean Connery and Gert Fröbe.

The pass road is part of Hauptstrasse 19 and is closed in winter, so drivers cross by car shuttle through the Furka Base Tunnel between Realp and Oberwald. The summit sign reads 2436 m, while Swiss maps give 2429 m. At Gletsch a branch road leads to the Grimsel Pass.

The ice grotto by the Rhône Glacier is recarved every year: the glacier moves 30 to 40 metres annually, so the 100-metre tunnel and ice chamber have to be cut anew. The Hotel Belvédère, built around 1882 and closed since 2015, stands at 2,272 metres on the western side and gives access to the glacier's tongue.