Scaletta Pass ( Romansh: ''Cuolm S-chaletta'', german: Scalettapass) (el. 2315 m) is a mountain pass in the canton of Graubünden,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. It lies in the

Albula Range 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), ...

of the

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. The path from

Dischma The Dischma is a valley on the territory of the Swiss municipality of Davos. The name is derived from the la, decimus ("Tenth"). It is documented as ''decimata'' in the 12th century. Location Dischma is the average of the three long, gentl ...

leads to Cinuos-chel in 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 ...

Valley. This means it is a crossing from the German spoken Davos area into the romansh spoken

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 ' ...

and additionally a crossing from the northerly drainage basin of the river

Rhine ), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland , source1_coordinates= , source1_elevation = , source2 = Rein Posteriur/Hinterrhein , source2_location = Paradies Glacier, Graubünden, Switzerland , source2_coordinates= , so ...

flowing into the North Sea and the south side of the

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, emptying its waters into the

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via

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and

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. During summer Scaletta pass combines several routes for hikers and Mountainbikers. Instead of just crossing the main pass you can also head via Val Funtauna towards Keschhütte and continue to Bergün. An annual Swiss Alpine Marathon crosses the pass as well.

History

The Scaletta Pass (''s-chaletta'': romansch for „little stair“) lies on a medieval inner-

alpine route An alpine route is a trail or climbing route through difficult terrain in high mountains such as the Alps, sometimes with no obvious path. In the Alps, the Alpine clubs define and mark an ''alpine route'', also called ''alpinweg'' or ''alpinwande ...

from

Chur , neighboring_municipalities= Arosa, Churwalden, Tschiertschen-Praden, Domat/Ems, Felsberg, Malix, Trimmis, Untervaz, Pfäfers , twintowns = Bad Homburg (Germany), Cabourg (France), Mayrhofen (Austria), Mondorf-les-Bains (Luxembourg), ...

via

Davos , neighboring_municipalities= Arosa, Bergün/Bravuogn, Klosters-Serneus, Langwies, S-chanf, Susch , twintowns = } Davos (, ; or ; rm, ; archaic it, Tavate) is an Alpine resort town and a municipality in the Prättigau/Davos R ...

S-chanf S-chanf (; german: Scanfs; it, Scanevo) is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Localities in the municipality of include Susauna, Chapella and Cinuos-chel. Name is first mentioned around 1137–1139 as ''Sc ...

in the Engadin valley, continuing via Chaschauna Pass to

Veltlin Valtellina or the Valtelline (occasionally spelled as two words in English: Val Telline; rm, Vuclina (); lmo, Valtelina or ; german: Veltlin; it, Valtellina) is a valley in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, bordering Switzerland. Toda ...

. Ancient installations for horse traffic on Dürrboden on the northern side and Susauna on the south side as well as the historic hospice at La Chapella witness the former transport route. When the road across the Flüela pass was built between 1866 and 1868, the Scaletta Pass lost any economic importance it once had.

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* international hike on historic rout
Hiking Switzerland pass in Graubünden on old trading route.
* second Hike across o

* {{Authority control Mountain passes of Switzerland Mountain passes of the Alps Mountain passes of Graubünden Engadin Davos

History

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