Furkeljoch - Fuorcia Costainas - La Forcola
Furkeljoch - Fuorcia Costainas - La Forcola is a mountain saddle in Stelvio, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige and has an elevation of 2,805 metres. Furkeljoch - Fuorcia Costainas - La Forcola is situated nearby to the locality Planad - Panada, as well as near Praderalm - Alpe di Prato.Places of Interest
Highlights include Piz Costainas and Piz Cotschen.
Piz Costainas
Peak
Piz Costainas is a mountain of the Ortler Alps, straddling the Swiss-Italian border between Graubünden and South Tyrol. It is the easternmost mountain rising above 3,000 metres in Switzerland.
Piz Cotschen
Peak
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Piz Cotschen, also named Rötlspitz or Punta Rosa, is a mountain of the Ortler Alps, overlooking both the Umbrail and Stelvio Pass. Its summit is located within the Swiss canton of Graubünden, near the border with Italy.
Stelvio Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Stelvio Pass is a mountain pass in northern Italy bordering Switzerland at an elevation of 2,757 m above sea level. It is the highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps, and the second highest in the Alps, 7 m below France's Col de l'Iseran.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trafoi and Santa Maria Val Müstair.
Santa Maria Val Müstair
Village
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Santa Maria Val Müstair is a village in the Val Müstair municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Santa Maria Val Müstair merged with Lü, Müstair, Fuldera, Tschierv and Valchava to form the municipality of Val Müstair.
Furkeljoch - Fuorcia Costainas - La Forcola
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,805 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Stelvio, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.5599° or 46° 33′ 36″ northLongitude
10.4761° or 10° 28′ 34″ eastElevation
2,805 metres (9,203 feet)Open location code
8FRGHF5G+WCOpenStreetMap ID
node 8303601870OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From German to Italian—“Furkeljoch - Fuorcia Costainas - La Forcola” goes by many names.
- German: “Furkeljoch”
- Italian: “La Forcola”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Planad - Panada and Praderalm - Alpe di Prato.
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Highlights include Gross Tartscherkopf and Fallaschkopf.
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