Fuorn Pass
Fuorn Pass or Ofen Pass is a high alpine mountain pass in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The name is based on the ovens/furnaces that were used in ironworks in the area.
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,148 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Also known as: “Fornopasejo”, “Fuorn”, “Fuornpass”, “Ofen-hágó”, “Ofenberg”, “Ofenberg Passhöhe”, “Ofenpaß”, “Ofenpasset”, “Pass dal Fuorm”, “Passo del Fuorn”, “Süsom Give”, and “Фуорн”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Piz Daint and Piz Nair.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tschierv and Lü.
Fuorn Pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Val Müstair, Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.63977° or 46° 38′ 23″ north
Longitude
10.29217° or 10° 17′ 32″ east
Elevation
2,148 metres (7,047 feet)
Open location code
8FRGJ7QR+WV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Fuorn Pass” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Офенпас”
- Cebuano: “Ofenpass”
- Chinese: “奥芬山”
- Chinese: “富奥尔恩山隘/奥芬山隘”
- Chinese: “富奧爾恩山隘/奧芬山隘”
- Czech: “Ofenpass”
- Dutch: “Ofenpas”
- Esperanto: “Ofenpasejo”
- French: “col de l’Ofen”
- French: “Col de l’Ofen”
- German: “Ofenpass”
- Hungarian: “Fuorn-hágó”
- Italian: “Passo del Forno”
- Japanese: “オッフェン峠”
- Korean: “푸오른 고개”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fuornpasset”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fuornpasset”
- Norwegian: “Fuornpasset”
- Polish: “Ofenpass”
- Polish: “Przełęcz Forno”
- Portuguese: “Passo do Forno”
- Romansh: “Pass dal Fuorn”
- Russian: “Офен”
- Russian: “Офенпасс”
- Swedish: “Fuornpasset”
- Swedish: “Ofenpass”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Süsom Givè and Jufplaun.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: 22.5 Km and Il Jalet.
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