Splügen Pass
The Splügen Pass is an Alpine mountain pass of the Lepontine Alps. It connects the Swiss canton of Grisonian Splügen 5 kilometres to the north 675 metres below the pass with the Italian municipality of Chiavenna 21 kilometres to the south at the end of the Valle San Giacomo 1,789 metres below the pass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,114 metres
- Description: mountain pass between Switzerland and Italy
- Also known as: “Passo dello Spluga - Splügenpass”, “Passo di Spluga”, “Spluga pass”, “Splügen”, and “Splugen Pass”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bergseeli and Lago Azzurro.
Surettahorn
Peak
Photo: Franco Pecchio, CC BY 2.0.
The Surettahorn is a mountain in the Oberhalbstein Range of the Alps located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It overlooks the Splügen Pass on its west side. The Surettahorn has two summits: Punta Nera and Punta Rossa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montespluga and Splügen.
Montespluga
Photo: Janter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montespluga is an Alpine village near the head of the Valle Spluga in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is a frazione of the comune of Madesimo, located at 1,908 m of altitude on the road to Chiavenna.
Splügen
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Splügen is a former municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2006 Splügen incorporated its neighbouring municipality of Medels im Rheinwald.
Splügen Pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Rheinwald, Viamala Region, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.50562° or 46° 30′ 20″ northLongitude
9.33034° or 9° 19′ 49″ eastElevation
2,114 metres (6,936 feet)Open location code
8FRFG84J+64OpenStreetMap ID
node 6038984981OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Splügen Pass” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Шплюген (проход)”
- Bulgarian: “Шплюген”
- Cebuano: “Passo dello Spluga”
- Chinese: “斯普吕根山口”
- Chinese: “施普吕根山口”
- Czech: “Splügenpass”
- Czech: “Splužský průsmyk”
- Danish: “Splügenpasset”
- Dutch: “Splugenpas”
- Dutch: “Splügenpas”
- Esperanto: “Splugopasejo”
- Estonian: “Splügeni kuru”
- Finnish: “Splügenpass”
- French: “col du Splügen”
- French: “Col du Splügen”
- Georgian: “შპლიუგენის უღელტეხილი”
- German: “Splügen Passhöhe”
- German: “Splügenpass”
- Hungarian: “Splügen-hágó”
- Italian: “Passo dello Spluga”
- Japanese: “シュプリューゲンパス”
- Japanese: “シュプリューゲン峠”
- Japanese: “スプルガ峠”
- Korean: “슈플뤼겐 고개”
- Latin: “Cunus Aureus”
- Latin: “Ursus mons”
- Lombard: “Pass del Spluga”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Splügenpasset”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Splügenpasset”
- Norwegian: “Splügenpasset”
- Polish: “Passo dello Spluga”
- Polish: “Przełęcz Splügen”
- Polish: “Splügenpass”
- Portuguese: “Passo de Spluga”
- Portuguese: “Passo do Spluga”
- Romanian: “Pasul Spluga”
- Romansh: “Pass dal Splegia”
- Romansh: “Pass dal Spleia”
- Slovak: “Splužský priesmyk”
- Spanish: “Paso del Spluga”
- Spanish: “Puerto del Spluga”
- Swedish: “Splügen Pass”
- Swedish: “Splügenpasset”
- Swiss German: “Pass dal Splegia”
- Swiss German: “Pass dal Spleia”
- Swiss German: “passo dello Spluga”
- Swiss German: “Splügenpass”
- Swiss German: “Splüügepass”
- Thai: “ช่องเขาชปลือเกิน”
- Tosk Albanian: “Splügenpass”
- Turkish: “Splügen Geçidi”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Presidio della Guardia di Finanza al confine Italo-Svizzero and Pizzo della Casa.
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