Albula Alps

The Albula Alps are a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland. They are considered to be part of the Central Eastern Alps, more specifically the Western Rhaetian Alps.[1] They are named after the river Albula. The Albula Alps are separated from the Oberhalbstein Alps in the west by the Septimer Pass and the valley of the Sursés; from the Plessur Alps in the north-west by the Landwasser valley; from the Silvretta group in the north-east by the Flüela Pass; from the Bernina Range in the south-east by the Maloja Pass and the Inn valley (upper Engadine).

Albula Alps
Piz Kesch
Highest point
PeakPiz Kesch
Elevation3,418 m (11,214 ft)
Listing
Coordinates46°37′N 09°52′E 
Naming
Native nameAlbula-Alpen  (German)
Geography
Albula Alps
The borders of the range according to
Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGraubünden
Parent rangeWestern Rhaetian Alps
Borders onOberhalbstein Range, Silvretta Range and Bernina Range
Topo mapSwiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

The Albula Alps are drained by the rivers Albula, Gelgia, Landwasser and Inn.

Peaks
Lunghin Pass (major watershed)

The main peaks of the Albula Alps are:

PeakElevation
Piz Kesch3,418 m (11,214 ft)
Piz Calderas3,397 m (11,145 ft)
Piz Julier/Gülgia3,380 m (11,090 ft)
Piz d'Err3,378 m (11,083 ft)
Piz Ela3,339 m (10,955 ft)
Piz Üertsch3,267 m (10,719 ft)
Piz Ot2,645 m (8,678 ft)
Piz Jenatsch3,250 m (10,660 ft)
Piz Vadret (S-Chanf)3,229 m (10,594 ft)
Piz Sarsura3,178 m (10,427 ft)
Tinzenhorn/Corn da Tinizong3,173 m (10,410 ft)
Piz Lagrev3,165 m (10,384 ft)
Piz Mitgel3,159 m (10,364 ft)
Schwarzhorn (Flüela)3,146 m (10,322 ft)
Piz Porchabella3,079 m (10,102 ft)
Hoch Ducan/Piz Ducan3,063 m (10,049 ft)
Piz Bial3,061 m (10,043 ft)
Piz Forun3,052 m (10,013 ft)
Piz Arpschella3,032 m (9,948 ft)
Piz dal Ras3,028 m (9,934 ft)
Gletscher Ducan 3,020 m (9,910 ft)
Piz Griatschouls 2,972 m (9,751 ft)
Piz Grevasalvas2,932 m (9,619 ft)
Piz Neir2,906 m (9,534 ft)
Piz d'Urezza 2,906 m (9,534 ft)
Chrachenhorn 2,891 m (9,485 ft)
Wuosthorn 2,815 m (9,236 ft)
Piz Lunghin2,780 m (9,120 ft)

Passes

The Albula Alps are crossed by one railway tunnel, under the Albula Pass. The main mountain passes of the Albula Alps are:

Mountain pass location type elevation (m/ft)
Fuorcla Calderas Mulegns to Bever snow 3130 10,270
Fuorcla d'Eschia Madulain to Bergün snow 3008 9869
Sertig Pass Davos to S-chanf footpath 2762 9062
Tinzentor Bergün to Savognin footpath 2718 8918
Ducan Pass Davos to Bergün footpath 2671 8763
Forcella di Lunghino Maloja to the Septimer Pass footpath 2635 8645
Scaletta Pass Davos to S-chanf bridle path 2619 8593
Suvretta Pass St. Moritz to Val Bever bridle path 2618 8590
Fuorcla d'Alp Fontauna Bergün to S-chanf footpath 2615 8580
Grialetsch Pass Davos to Susch footpath 2546 8353
Flüela Pass Davos to Susch road 2389 7838
Albula Pass Bergün to La Punt Chamues-ch road 2315 7595
Septimer Pass Bivio to Val Bregaglia bridle path 2311 7582
Julier Pass Thusis to Silvaplana road 2287 7504
Maloja Pass St. Moritz to Chiavenna road 1815 5955

See also

References
  1. Reynolds, Kev (2005). Walking in the Alps, 2nd ed., Cicerone, Singapore, p. 275, ISBN 1-85284-261-X.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.