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The Mendel Pass (German: Mendelpass or Mendel Italian: Passo della Mendola Passo Mendola or Mendola) is a 1362 metre-high mountain pass between the provinces of Trentino and South Tyrol in Italy. The pass is accessed by the pass road which begins in the town of Fondo in the Non Valley and ends southwest of the city of Bolzano and the Mendel Funicular which connects the Überetsch plateau with the pass. The pass road SS 42 has a maximum grade of 12% but is relatively straight.