Albula Pass

Albula Pass (Romansh: Pass d'Alvra[1] or Pass da l'Alvra ,[2] German: Albulapass) (el. 2315 m) is a Swiss mountain pass in the canton of Graubünden. It lies in the Albula Alps, on the watershed between the Albula, tributary of the Rhine and the Ova d'Alvra, tributary of the Inn. The road from Thusis through Bergün leads to La Punt in the Inn Valley (Engadin).

Albula Pass
Albula Pass road
Elevation2,315 m (7,595 ft)
Traversed byRoad
LocationGraubünden, Switzerland
RangeAlps
Coordinates46°35′N 09°53′E
Albula Pass
Location in Switzerland
Road sign "Albula 2315 m, 7595 ft, A.C.S."

East of the pass, on the Engadin side, is a lake named Albulasee (2,294 m) which is 4.2 ha large.[3]

See also

References
  1. Swisstopo maps, official maps of Switzerland by the Swiss government
  2. "Pass da l'Alvra in the Pledari Grond dictionary". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
  3. Area retrieved from Google Earth (December 2014)
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