Fuorcla Polaschin
Fuorcla Polaschin is a mountain saddle in Silvaplana, Maloja District, Graubünden and has an elevation of 2,862 metres. Fuorcla Polaschin is situated nearby to the locality Chamanna dal Stradin, as well as near Alp Güglia.Places of Interest
Highlights include Piz Polaschin and Lej da la Tscheppa.
Piz Polaschin
Peak
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Piz Polaschin is a mountain of the Albula Alps, overlooking Silvaplana in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It lies east of Piz Lagrev, on the range south of the Julier Pass.
Lej da la Tscheppa
Lake
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Lej da la Tscheppa is a lake above Sils Maria, in the Engadine valley of the Grisons, Switzerland. Its surface area is 7.96 ha at an elevation of 2616 m. It used to be fed by water from the Crasta-Tscheppa Glacier.
Julier Pass
Mountain saddle
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The Julier Pass is a mountain pass in the Albula Alps of Switzerland. It connects the Engadin valley with central Graubünden. At its summit, the pass crosses the drainage divide between the basins of the rivers Rhine and Danube.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sils im Engadin/Segl and Sils Maria.
Sils im Engadin/Segl
Village
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Sils im Engadin/Segl, often also as Sils i.E./Segl, is a municipality and village in the Maloja Region, Upper Engadine in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.
Silvaplana
Village
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Silvaplana is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons and the name of a lake in the municipality.
Fuorcla Polaschin
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,862 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Silvaplana, Maloja District, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.45877° or 46° 27′ 32″ northLongitude
9.75097° or 9° 45′ 4″ eastElevation
2,862 metres (9,390 feet)Open location code
8FRFFQ52+G9OpenStreetMap ID
node 6361122887OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
11074782
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In Other Languages
“Fuorcla Polaschin” goes by many names.
- Romansh: “Polaschin, Fuorcla”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chamanna dal Stradin and Alp Güglia.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chavagl dal Polaschin and Lej Lagrev.
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