The Albula Pass ( Romansh: ''Pass d'Alvra'' or , german: Albulapass) (el. 2312 m) is a

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mountain pass in the canton of Graubünden. It lies at the heart of the

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. They are named after the river Albula. According to AVE (see map), t ...

, on the watershed between the Albula, tributary of the

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and the Ova d'Alvra, tributary of the

Inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommo ...

. Overlooking the pass are the ranges of

Piz Üertsch Piz Üertsch is a mountain of the Albula Alps, overlooking the Albula Pass, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located south-west of Piz Kesch. References External links Piz Üertsch on HikrPiz Üertsch on Summitpost
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(north) and Crasta Mora (south).Topographic map of the Grisons

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. Retrieved 16 March 2022 The Albula Pass is an important axis from central Graubünden to

Engadin The Engadin or Engadine ( rm, ;This is the name in the two Romansh idioms that are spoken in the Engadin, Vallader and Puter, as well as in Sursilvan and Rumantsch Grischun. In Surmiran, the name is ''Nagiadegna'', and in Sutsilvan, it is ' ...

. It is traversed by a paved road from

Thusis Thusis ( it, Tosana, '' Romansh: Tusàn'') is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Mutten merged into the municipality of Thusis. History Thusis is first mentioned ...

La Punt La Punt Chamues-ch (; it, label=Italian and official name until 1943, Ponte-Campovasto) is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. History La Punt Chamues-ch is first mentioned around 1137-39 as ''Campolovasto''. ...

, via Bergün. It is also traversed by the

Albula Railway The Albula Railway (german: Albulalinie; it, Linea dell'Albula; rm, Lingia da l'Alvra) is a single track metre gauge railway line forming part of the so-called core network of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB), in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerl ...

, although at a lower elevation through the

Albula Tunnel The Albula Tunnel is the centrepiece of the Albula Railway, which forms part of the Rhaetian Railway network, in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. With its maximum elevation of above sea level, it is amongst the highest tunnels in the Alps ...

(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.Area retrieved from

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(December 2014) West of the pass, at a further distance, is the larger

Lai da Palpuogna Lai da Palpuogna (Romansh; German: ''Palpuognasee'') is a mountain lake at Albula Pass in the municipality of Bergün, in the Grisons, Switzerland. In a 2007 television program of the Swiss channel SF 1, the lake was voted the most beautiful ...

, 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 The Julier Pass ( Romansh: ''Pass dal Güglia'', German: ''Julierpass'', Italian ''Passo del Giulia'') (el. 2284 m) is a mountain pass in Switzerland, in the Albula Alps. It connects the Engadin valley with central Graubünden, the nearest inhab ...

and the Flüela Pass.
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