Fuorcla Buin
Fuorcla Buin is a pass in Austria and has an elevation of 3,052 metres. Fuorcla Buin is situated nearby to the locality Silvrettahaus.Places of Interest
Highlights include Piz Buin and Piz Buin Pitschen.
Piz Buin
Peak
Photo: Luidger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Piz Buin is a mountain in the Silvretta range of the Alps on the border between Austria and Switzerland. It forms the border between the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and is the highest peak in Vorarlberg.
Piz Buin Pitschen
Peak
Piz Buin Pitschen or Kleiner Piz Buin is a peak in the Silvretta Alps. The Piz Buin Pitschen lies western of his higher neighbor, the Piz Buin Grond or Großer Piz Buin.
Piz Fliana
Peak
Photo: 32-Fuß-Freak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piz Fliana is a mountain of the Silvretta Alps, located south of Piz Buin in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Guarda and Lavin.
Guarda
Village
Guarda is a former municipality in Inn District in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Ardez, Guarda, Tarasp, Ftan and Sent merged into the municipality of Scuol. Guarda is situated 8 km south of Fuorcla Buin.
Lavin
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lavin is a former municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Lavin and Susch merged into the municipality of Zernez. Lavin is situated 8 km south of Fuorcla Buin.
Giarsun
Hamlet
Giarsun is an Alpine village in the Lower Engadin valley in the Graubünden canton in Switzerland. Giarsun is situated 8 km south of Fuorcla Buin.
Fuorcla Buin
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 3,052 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Austria, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.84332° or 46° 50′ 36″ northLongitude
10.11439° or 10° 6′ 52″ eastElevation
3,052 metres (10,013 feet)Open location code
8FRGR4V7+8QGeoNames ID
11074629
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In Other Languages
“Fuorcla Buin” goes by many names.
- Romansh: “Buin, Fuorcla”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Silvrettahaus and Guarda.
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