Fuorcla Vallatscha
Fuorcla Vallatscha is a mountain saddle in Medel, Surselva Region, Graubünden and has an elevation of 2,639 metres. Fuorcla Vallatscha is situated nearby to the locality Scopi, as well as near Denter Praus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Scopi and Cima della Bianca.
Scopi
Peak
The Scopi is a 3,190-metre-high mountain in the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Lukmanier Pass on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. A cable car connects the summit from the road of Lukmanier Pass below the dam, and on the top lies a radar and an air traffic control building, owned by the Swiss Army.
Cima della Bianca
Peak
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cima della Bianca is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps and located on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. It is in Switzerland and lies east of the Scopi.
Lai da Sontga Maria
Reservoir
Lai da Sontga Maria is a lake, located north of the Lukmanier Pass in Switzerland. It lies almost entirely in the municipality of Medel, a tiny fraction of the south-west part of the lake belonging to the municipalities of Quinto and Blenio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Campo Blenio and Ghirone.
Campo Blenio
Village
Photo: Makalu79, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Campo Blenio was a municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Campo Blenio would merge with Aquila, Ghirone, Olivone and Torre to form a new municipality to be called Blenio. Campo Blenio is situated 9 km southeast of Fuorcla Vallatscha.
Ghirone
Hamlet
Ghirone was a municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Ghirone would merge with Aquila, Campo Blenio, Olivone and Torre to form a new municipality to be called Blenio. Ghirone is situated 9 km east of Fuorcla Vallatscha.
Fuorcla Vallatscha
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,639 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Medel, Surselva Region, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.59073° or 46° 35′ 27″ northLongitude
8.83167° or 8° 49′ 54″ eastElevation
2,639 metres (8,658 feet)Open location code
8FRCHRRJ+7MOpenStreetMap ID
node 12040719359OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
11074829
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In Other Languages
“Fuorcla Vallatscha” goes by many names.
- Romansh: “Vallatscha, Fuorcla”
Localities in the Area
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