Forcola di Livigno

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Forcola di Livigno
Swiss customs to Forcola di Livigno

Swiss customs to Forcola di Livigno

Compass direction North south
Pass height 2315  m
region region Lombardy Canton of Graubünden
Watershed SpölInnDanube PoschiavinoAddaPo
Valley locations Livigno La Motta
expansion Pass road
Winter closure November - June
profile
Denzel scale SG 2
Ø pitch 3.7% (450 m / 12.07 km) 6.7% (263 m / 3.95 km)
Max. Incline 11.3% 12.7%
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Forcola di Livigno (North Italy)
Forcola di Livigno
Coordinates , ( CH ) 46 ° 26 '27 "  N , 10 ° 3' 22"  O ( 801114  /  146 632 ) coordinates: 46 ° 26 '27 "  N , 10 ° 3' 22"  O ; CH1903:  801114  /  one hundred and forty-six thousand six hundred thirty-two

The Forcola di Livigno is a pass between the Swiss canton of Graubünden and Italy . It is located between the Poschiavo and Livigno , the pass height is 2315  m slm

geography

The watershed between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean ( Danube - Po watershed) runs along it . It is the only pass between Switzerland and Italy where you change from the southern side of the Alps from Switzerland to the northern side of the Alps to Italy.

The road over the pass branches off from the south ramp of the Bernina Pass . In the summer months it offers a cheaper alternative to the route to Livigno, as the Munt-la-Schera tunnel on Lake Livigno is chargeable. The pass is closed in winter. In September 2016, the government of the Canton of Graubünden decided to open the passport on the first Monday in June at the earliest and to close it on the last Friday in November at the latest. We reserve the right to open it later or close it earlier due to the risk of avalanches.

literature

  • Harald Denzel (Ed.): Great Alpine Road Guide . 23rd edition. Denzel Verlag, Innsbruck 2007, ISBN 978-3-85047-766-6 .

Web links

Commons : Forcola di Livigno  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Government announcement of September 29, 2016 website of the Canton of Graubünden. Retrieved May 20, 2017.