Porchabella Glacier
The Porchabella Glacier is a 2.5 km long glacier in the Albula Range in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 2.58 km2. The glacier lies at the foot of Piz Kesch and Piz Val Müra.Photo: Luidger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Piz Kesch and Piz Val Müra.
Piz Kesch
Peak
Photo: Luidger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Piz Kesch or Piz d'Es-cha is a peak in the Albula Alps of the Rhaetian Alps in Switzerland. At 3,418 metres, it is the highest peak in the Albula Alps and the municipality of Bergün, Grisons.
Piz Val Müra
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Piz Val Müra is a mountain of the Albula Alps, located east of Piz Kesch in the canton of Graubünden. The closest localities are Zuoz and Madulain.
Piz Porchabella
Peak
Piz Porchabella is a mountain of the Albula Alps, overlooking the Porchabella Glacier, north-east of Piz Kesch in the canton of Graubünden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madulain and La Punt-Chamues-ch.
Madulain
Village
Photo: Xenos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Madulain is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.
La Punt-Chamues-ch
Village
Photo: Terfili, Public domain.
La Punt Chamues-ch is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.
Zuoz
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zuoz is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.
Porchabella Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,847 metres
- Description: glacier in Switzerland
- Category: landform
- Location: Bergün Filisur, Albula Region, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.62733° or 46° 37′ 38″ northLongitude
9.87944° or 9° 52′ 46″ eastElevation
2,847 metres (9,341 feet)Open location code
8FRFJVGH+WQOpenStreetMap ID
way 33182936OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Romansh—“Porchabella Glacier” goes by many names.
- German: “Porchabella Gletscher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Porchabellabreen”
- Polish: “Vadret da Porchabella”
- Romansh: “Vadret da Porchabella”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as P.2965 and Chants.
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