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Cyclists descend the pass on the seventh stage of the 92nd Giro d'Italia
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Maloja Pass (Italian
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: ''Passo del Maloja'', German: ''Malojapass'') (1815m a.s.l.) is a high mountain pass
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in the Swiss Alps
The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps (german: Schweizer Alpen, french: Alpes suisses, it, Alpi svizzere, rm, Alps svizras), represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swis ...
in the canton
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of Graubünden, linking the 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 ''G ...
e with the Val Bregaglia
The Val Bregaglia ( lmo, Val Bregaja; german: Bergell, ; rm, ) is an alpine valley of Switzerland and Italy at the base of which runs the river Mera ( lmo, Maira in Switzerland).
Most of the valley falls within the Swiss district of Maloja ...
, still in Switzerland and Chiavenna in Italy. It marks the divide between the Danube
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and Po watersheds. Lägh da Bitabergh is near the pass.
The road from Chiavenna to Silvaplana with distances and elevation
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* 0 km Chiavenna 333 m
* 10 km Castasegna
Castasegna () is a former municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Grisons, on the Italian border. It is currently part of the municipality of Bregaglia. The town is situated in the Bergell valley, above the river Mera.
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(Italian-Swiss border) 696 m
* 13 km Promontogno 802 m
* 16 km Stampa 994 m
* 18 km Borgonovo 1029 m
* 19 km Vicosoprano
Vicosoprano is a former municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden and is the largest village in the Val Bregaglia. It's now part of the municipality of Bregaglia.
History
Vicosoprano is first mentioned in 1096 as ...
1065 m
* 27 km Casaccia 1458 m
* 32 km Maloja Pass 1815 m
* 33 km Maloja 1809 m
* 40 km Sils im Engadin/Segl
Sils im Engadin/Segl (german: Sils im Engadin; Romansh ), often also as ''Sils i.E./Segl'', is a municipality and village in the Maloja Region, Upper Engadine in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.
It consists of two villages, Segl Maria (Romans ...
1798 m
* 44 km Silvaplana
Silvaplana ( Romansh: ) is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the name of a lake in the municipality.
History
The first sign of a settlement in the borders of the municipality are some Roman-era broken pi ...
1802 m
The Maloja Pass is open in winter. However, after heavy snowfalls the road may be closed for a couple of hours or for an entire day. Even if open, the road might be covered with snow making snow/winter tires, or chains, a necessity.
See also
*Engadine Line
The Engadine Line is an over long strike-slip fault in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, which extends into Italy and Austria. It runs along the Engadine Valley (which formed on the fault) and the Bregaglia Valley and offsets Austroalpine and ...
, a geological structure
* List of highest paved roads in Switzerland
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(roads above 1,850 m)
* List of highest road passes in Switzerland
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* List of mountain passes in Switzerland
This is a list of mountain passes in Switzerland. They are generally situated in the Jura Mountains or in the Swiss Alps.
Pass roads
Trails
Railway
See also
* List of highest road passes in Switzerland
* List of highest paved roads in ...
* Maloja Wind
The Maloja Wind (german: ) is a Foehn-type mountain wind that occurs in the upper Engadin, an alpine valley located in Switzerland. The wind blows up-valley during the nighttime and down-valley during the day, a deviation of the typical direct ...
References
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Cyclists descend the pass on the seventh stage of the 92nd Giro d'Italia
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