Fuorcla Pischa
Fuorcla Pischa is a mountain saddle in Pontresina, Maloja District, Graubünden and has an elevation of 2,848 metres. Fuorcla Pischa is situated nearby to the locality Plattas, as well as near Val Languard.Places of Interest
Highlights include Piz Albris and Lej da Pischa.
Piz Albris
Peak
Piz Albris is a mountain in the Livigno Alps of the Swiss Alps. It is located in the canton of Graubünden. Its 3,166-metre-high summit overlooks the Val Bernina.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bernina Pass and Celerina/Schlarigna.
Bernina Pass
Locality
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bernina Pass is a high mountain pass in the Bernina Range of the Alps, in the canton of Graubünden in eastern Switzerland. It connects the famous resort town of St. Moritz in the Engadin valley with the Italian-speaking Val Poschiavo, which ends in the Italian town of Tirano in Valtellina. Bernina Pass is situated 8 km southeast of Fuorcla Pischa.
Celerina/Schlarigna
Village
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Celerina/Schlarigna is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons. Celerina/Schlarigna is situated 10 km northwest of Fuorcla Pischa.
Samedan
Photo: Thomas Link, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Samedan is a secluded village in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland but it is well connected with the rest of the country.
Fuorcla Pischa
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,848 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Pontresina, Maloja District, Engadin, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.47127° or 46° 28′ 17″ northLongitude
9.9679° or 9° 58′ 4″ eastElevation
2,848 metres (9,344 feet)Open location code
8FRFFXC9+G5OpenStreetMap ID
node 831013473OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
11074778
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In Other Languages
“Fuorcla Pischa” goes by many names.
- Romansh: “Pischa, Fuorcla”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lejs d’Albris and Fuorcla Prüna.
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