Unter Surettasee

Unter Surettasee is a lake in Rheinwald, Viamala Region, Graubünden. Unter Surettasee is situated nearby to the locality Bodmastafel, as well as near Zipfa.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Splügen Pass and Surettahorn.

Splügen Pass

Mountain saddle

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The Splügen Pass is an Alpine mountain pass of the Lepontine Alps. It connects the Swiss canton of Grisonian Splügen 5 kilometres to the north 675 metres below the pass with the Italian municipality of Chiavenna 21 kilometres to the south at the end of the Valle San Giacomo 1,789 metres below the pass.

Surettahorn

Peak

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The Surettahorn is a mountain in the Oberhalbstein Range of the Alps located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It overlooks the Splügen Pass on its west side. The Surettahorn has two summits: Punta Nera and Punta Rossa.

Splügen Castle

Castle

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The ruins of the former Splügen Castle lie east of the village of Splügen in the Rheinwald forest in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is the only castle in the valley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montespluga and Splügen.

Montespluga

Photo: Janter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Montespluga is an Alpine village near the head of the Valle Spluga in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is a frazione of the comune of Madesimo, located at 1,908 m of altitude on the road to Chiavenna.

Splügen

Village

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Splügen is a former municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2006 Splügen incorporated its neighbouring municipality of Medels im Rheinwald.