Fuorcla Blengias

Fuorcla Blengias is a mountain saddle in Val Lumnezia, Surselva Region, Graubünden and has an elevation of 2,718 metres. Fuorcla Blengias is situated nearby to the locality Motterascio, as well as near Garzora.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Piz Canal and Piz Terri.

Piz Canal

Peak

Piz Canal is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, situated south-west of Vrin in the canton of Graubünden. It is located on the chain between the Val Sumvitg and the Lumnezia, north of Piz Terri. On its southern flank lies a large named Laghet la Greina.

Piz Terri

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Piz Terri is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. At 3,149 metres above sea level it is the highest summit lying on the chain between Greina and Soreda Pass.

Piz Scharboda

Peak

Piz Scharboda is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking the lake of Zervreila in the canton of Graubünden. It lies south of Piz Terri, near the border with the canton of Ticino.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vrin and Ghirone.

Vrin

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY 2.5.

The Val Lumnezia or Val Lugnez is a side valley and political commune in the Surselva in Switzerland. At the end of the valley sits the town of Vrin. Vrin is situated 8 km northeast of Fuorcla Blengias.

Ghirone

Hamlet

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY 3.0.

Ghirone was a municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Ghirone would merge with Aquila, Campo Blenio, Olivone and Torre to form a new municipality to be called Blenio. Ghirone is situated 8 km southwest of Fuorcla Blengias.

Campo Blenio

Village

Photo: Makalu79, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

Campo Blenio was a municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Campo Blenio would merge with Aquila, Ghirone, Olivone and Torre to form a new municipality to be called Blenio. Campo Blenio is situated 9 km southwest of Fuorcla Blengias.

Fuorcla Blengias

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,718 metres
Category: landform
Location: Val Lumnezia, Surselva Region, Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.60633° or 46° 36′ 23″ north

Longitude

9.02695° or 9° 1′ 37″ east

Elevation

2,718 metres (8,917 feet)

Open location code

8FRFJ24G+GQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12040719137

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

11074626

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In Other Languages

“Fuorcla Blengias” goes by many names.

Romansh: “Blengias, Fuorcla”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Motterascio and Garzora.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Laghet la Greina and Pizzo di Güida.

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