Albula Pass
Albula Pass | |
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Elevation | 2,312 m (7,585 ft)[1] |
Traversed by | Paved road Railway tunnel |
Location | Graubünden, Switzerland |
Range | Albula Alps |
Coordinates | 46°35′N 09°53′E / 46.583°N 9.883°ECoordinates: 46°35′N 09°53′E / 46.583°N 9.883°E |
Albula Pass Location in Switzerland |
The Albula Pass (Romansh: Pass d'Alvra[2] or Pass da l'Alvra (help·info),[3] German: Albulapass) (el. 2312 m) is a Swiss mountain pass in the canton of Graubünden. It lies at the heart of the Albula Alps, on the watershed between the Albula, tributary of the Rhine and the Ova d'Alvra, tributary of the Inn. Overlooking the pass are the ranges of Piz Üertsch (north) and Crasta Mora (south).
The Albula Pass is an important axis from central Graubünden to Engadin. It is traversed by a paved road from Thusis to La Punt, via Bergün. It is also traversed by the Albula Railway, although at a lower elevation through the Albula Tunnel (1,820 m), from Thusis to Bever, also via Bergün.
On the summit of the pass is a hospice. East of the pass, on the Engadin side, is a lake named Albulasee (2,294 m) which is 4.2 ha large.[4] West of the pass, at a further distance, is the larger Lai da Palpuogna, a popular stop on the Albula road.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Albula Pass, Swisstopo topographic maps
- ^ Swisstopo maps, official maps of Switzerland by the Swiss government
- ^ "Pass da l'Alvra in the Pledari Grond dictionary". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- ^ Area retrieved from Google Earth (December 2014)
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Albula Pass. |
Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Albula Pass. |
- Profile on climbbybike.com
- Albula Pass in Romansh, German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- http://www.alpentourer.com/alpine_passes/switzerland/albulapass/albulapass.html
- Mountain passes of Switzerland
- Mountain passes of the Alps
- Mountain passes of Graubünden
- Engadin
- Rail mountain passes of Switzerland
- Graubünden geography stubs