Fuorcla Costainas
Fuorcla Costainas is a pass in Stelvio, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige and has an elevation of 2,805 metres. Fuorcla Costainas is situated nearby to the village Trafoi, as well as near the hamlet Neuwies.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Piz Costainas and Stelvio Pass.
Piz Costainas
Peak
Piz Costainas is a mountain of the Ortler Alps, straddling the Swiss-Italian border between Graubünden and South Tyrol. It is the easternmost mountain rising above 3,000 metres in Switzerland.
Stelvio Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Stelvio Pass is a mountain pass in northern Italy bordering Switzerland at an elevation of 2,757 m above sea level. It is the highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps, and the second highest in the Alps, 7 m below France's Col de l'Iseran. Stelvio Pass is situated 4 km southwest of Fuorcla Costainas.
Umbrail Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Umbrail Pass is a high mountain pass on the Italy–Switzerland border, connecting Santa Maria in Val Müstair with Bormio in the Adda valley. On the Italian side, it connects to the Stelvio Pass road and the Valtellina. Umbrail Pass is situated 4 km southwest of Fuorcla Costainas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trafoi and Santa Maria Val Müstair.
Trafoi
Village
Photo: Llorenzi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trafoi is a village, which is situated 3 km east of Fuorcla Costainas.
Santa Maria Val Müstair
Village
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Santa Maria Val Müstair is a village in the Val Müstair municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Santa Maria Val Müstair merged with Lü, Müstair, Fuldera, Tschierv and Valchava to form the municipality of Val Müstair. Santa Maria Val Müstair is situated 6 km northwest of Fuorcla Costainas.
Valchava
Village
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Valchava is a village in the Val Müstair of the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It was an independent municipality in the district of Inn until on 1 January 2009 Valchava merged with Fuldera, Lü, Müstair, Santa Maria Val Müstair and Tschierv to form Val Müstair. Valchava is situated 7 km northwest of Fuorcla Costainas.
Fuorcla Costainas
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 2,805 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Stelvio, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
46.55981° or 46° 33′ 35″ northLongitude
10.47603° or 10° 28′ 34″ eastElevation
2,805 metres (9,203 feet)Open location code
8FRGHF5G+WCGeoNames ID
11074643
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In Other Languages
“Fuorcla Costainas” goes by many names.
- Romansh: “Costainas, Fuorcla”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Neuwies and Außertrafoi.
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