Located on the main chain of the Alps it connects the basin of the Ligurian Sea (South of the pass) and the Po plain.

Its northern slopes are occupied by vast beech woods, while the southern side is warmer and drier.

Near the saddle stands a small picnic place and, not far away from it on the southern side, an old roadman's house.

The road from Zuccarello is considered pleasant because even if it's quite tiring it offers good views on the Riviera di Ponente and several shaded stretches[3] It is part of a ciclist's racetrack called Anello dei tre gioghi (Ring of the three mountain passes) which also encompasses Giogo di Toirano and Balestrino pass.

[5] Colle Scravaion is the starting point of an Alta Via dei Monti Liguri section.