Huta Pass (elevation 587 m (1,926 ft)) is a pass in the Oaș Mountains of the Inner Eastern Carpathians in northern Romania. The pass connects the counties of Maramureș and Satu Mare.

Huta Pass
Elevation587 m (1,926 ft)
Traversed byDN19 [ro]
LocationRomania
RangeOaș Mountains
Coordinates47°57′33″N 23°30′17″E / 47.959265°N 23.504777°E / 47.959265; 23.504777

The Huta Pass is traversed by national road DN19 [ro], which starts in Sighetu Marmației, 41 km (25 mi) to the east, continues over the pass, and then descends to Negrești-Oaș, 14.5 km (9 mi) to the southwest.

Every May, the Sâmbra Oilor Festival [ro] (which marks the start of transhumance for the local sheep herds) is held near the Huta Pass.[1]

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  1. ^ "1500 de oameni au venit la Sâmbra oilor, în Țara Oașului" (in Romanian). Digi24. May 6, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2022.

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