Piz Polaschin (3,013 m) is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
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 ...
, overlooking
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 ...
in the canton of
Graubünden, Switzerland. It lies east of
Piz Lagrev, on the range south of 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 ...
.
References
External links
Piz Polaschin on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Graubünden
Mountains of Switzerland
Alpine three-thousanders
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