Fuorcla Prüna

Fuorcla Prüna is a mountain saddle in Pontresina, Maloja District, Graubünden and has an elevation of 2,836 metres. Fuorcla Prüna is situated nearby to the locality Val Languard, as well as near Plattas.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lej da Pischa and Piz Albris.

Lej da Pischa

Lake

Photo: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lej da Pischa is a lake.

Piz Albris

Peak

Photo: Ximonic, GFDL.

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.

Piz Prüna

Peak

Piz Prüna is a mountain of the Livigno Alps, located in Graubünden, Switzerland. Its 3,153-metre-high summit overlooks the Val Prüna.

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 Prüna.

Celerina/Schlarigna

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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 Prüna.

Fuorcla Prüna

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,836 metres
Also known as: “Fuorcla Pruena”
Category: landform
Location: Pontresina, Maloja District, Engadin, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.47584° or 46° 28′ 33″ north

Longitude

9.97538° or 9° 58′ 31″ east

Elevation

2,836 metres (9,304 feet)

Open location code

8FRFFXGG+85

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9504626973

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

11074786

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In Other Languages

“Fuorcla Prüna” goes by many names.

Romansh: “Prüna, Fuorcla”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Val Languard and Val dal Fain.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Piz Pischa and Muot da la Pischa.

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