Fuorcla Vallorgia

Fuorcla Vallorgia is a mountain saddle in S-chanf, Maloja District, Graubünden and has an elevation of 2,962 metres. Fuorcla Vallorgia is situated nearby to the hamlet Dürrboden, as well as near the locality Punt da Splü.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Piz Grialetsch and Piz Vadret.

Piz Grialetsch

Peak

Photo: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Piz Grialetsch is a mountain of the Albula Alps, Switzerland, overlooking the Fuorcla da Grialetsch in the canton of Graubünden. It lies on the range between the Dischma and Engadin valleys, which culminates at Piz Vadret.

Piz Vadret

Peak

Photo: DrTwr, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Piz Vadret is a mountain of the Albula Alps, in Graubünden. With an altitude of 3,229 metres above sea level, Piz Vadret is the highest mountain of the Albula Alps north of Piz Kesch.

Scalettahorn

Peak

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Scalettahorn is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brail and Cinuos-chel.

Brail

Hamlet

Photo: Xenos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brail is a hamlet.

Cinuos-chel

Hamlet

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cinuos-chel is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km southeast of Fuorcla Vallorgia.

S-chanf

Village

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S-chanf is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons. Localities in the municipality of S-chanf include Susauna, Chapella and Cinuos-chel. S-chanf is situated 9 km south of Fuorcla Vallorgia.

Fuorcla Vallorgia

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,962 metres
Category: landform
Location: S-chanf, Maloja District, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.6915° or 46° 41′ 29″ north

Longitude

9.95681° or 9° 57′ 25″ east

Elevation

2,962 metres (9,718 feet)

Open location code

8FRFMXR4+HP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12040718977

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

11074831

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In Other Languages

“Fuorcla Vallorgia” goes by many names.

Romansh: “Vallorgia, Fuorcla”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Dürrboden and Punt da Splü.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Piz Vadret Pitschen and Scalettagletscher.

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