Albula Pass

Albula Pass
Approaching the summit from the east
Elevation	2,312 m (7,585 ft)
Traversed by	Paved road Railway tunnel
Location	Graubünden, Switzerland
Range	Albula Alps
Coordinates	46°35′N 09°53′E
Albula Pass Location in Switzerland

The Albula Pass (Romansh: Pass d'Alvra or Pass da l'Alvra^ⓘ, German: Albulapass) (el. 2312 m) is a Swiss mountain pass in the canton of Graubünden. It lies at the heart of the Albula Alps, on the watershed between the Albula, tributary of the Rhine and the Ova d'Alvra, tributary of the Inn. Overlooking the pass are the ranges of Piz Üertsch (north) and Crasta Mora (south).

The Albula Pass is an important axis from central Graubünden to Engadin. It is traversed by a paved road from Thusis to La Punt, via Bergün. It is also traversed by the Albula Railway, although at a lower elevation through the Albula Tunnel (1,820 m), from Thusis to Bever, also via Bergün.

On the summit of the pass is a hospice. East of the pass, on the Engadin side, is a lake named Albulasee (2,294 m) which is 4.2 ha large. West of the pass, at a further distance, is the larger Lai da Palpuogna, a popular stop on the Albula road.

The Albula Pass is one of the three paved road passes connecting the Engadin with the northern Grisons, the two other being the Julier Pass and the Flüela Pass.

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  Albula Railway
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  Lai da Palpuogna
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  Old road sign on the top
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See also

• List of highest paved roads in Switzerland
• List of highest road passes in Switzerland

External links

• Coolidge, William Augustus Brevoort (1911). "Albula Pass" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). p. 513.
• Profile on climbbybike.com
• Albula Pass in Romansh, German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• http://www.alpentourer.com/alpine_passes/switzerland/albulapass/albulapass.html Archived 2016-02-03 at the Wayback Machine