Iglo Compass
| Iglo Compass | ||
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 Igl Compass, recorded by Preda |
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| height | 3016 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Canton of Graubünden , Switzerland | |
| Mountains | Albula Alps | |
| Dominance | 0.724 km → Piz Alvra | |
| Notch height | 115 m ↓ Fuorcla Zavretta | |
| Coordinates | 782 715 / 162 557 | |
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 Igl Compass, taken from the Albula Pass . |
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Igl Compass ( Rhaeto-Romanic in the idiom Surmiran Igl for "der" and Compass from cumpass for "Kompass") is a mountain northwest of the Albula Pass in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland at an altitude of 3,016 m above sea level. M.
Location and surroundings
The Igl Compass belongs to the Kesch area, a subgroup of the Albula Alps . The summit is located entirely in the municipality of Bergün / Bravuogn , but the border with La Punt-Chamues-ch is only 87 m east of the summit. The Igl Compass is bordered in the south by the Albula valley and in the northwest by the Val Zavretta.
The neighboring peaks include the Piz Zavretta , the Piz Alvra and the Piz Üertsch .
Talort is Preda . A frequent starting point is the Albula Pass.
Routes to the summit
Summer routes
From Preda
- Starting point: Preda ( 1789 m )
- Via: Cuziranch, Alp Zavretta ( 2271 m ), Fuorcla Zavretta ( 2901 m )
- Difficulty level: EB (B to Fuorcla Zavretta, marked as a white-red-white hiking trail .)
- Time required: 3½ hours (20 minutes from Fuorcla Zavretta)
- Alternative: You can climb up from Cuziranch to P.2550 and reach the Igl Compass via the west ridge
From the Albula Pass
- Starting point: Albula Pass ( 2312 m )
- Via: Terrassas
- Difficulty: EB , to Fuorcla Zavretta marked as a white-red-white hiking trail .
- Time required: 2 hours (20 minutes from Fuorcla Zavretta)
- Alternative: For the descent you can go directly to the east from P.2787, where you reach a wide heap of rubble
Winter routes
From Preda
- Starting point: Preda ( 1789 m )
- Via: Summer path to Cuziranch, Alp Zavretta, then either following the stream or on the summer path east to Fuorcla Zavretta ( 2901 m ), ski depot on the northeast ridge
- Exposures: W
- Difficulty: WS
- Time required: 3½ hours
Departure via the Albula Pass
- End: Preda ( 1789 m )
- Via: Fuorcla Zavretta, Albulapass, Albulapassstrasse
- Exposures: SE, S
- Difficulty: ZS
panorama
gallery
Looking west to Piz Ela .
Looking north to Piz Üertsch .
View to the west into the Val Zavretta.
View to the southeast to the Albula Pass .
The Ospiz of the Albula Pass, in the background the Igl Compass.
literature
- Manfred Hunziker: Club guide, Bündner Alps . From the Septimer to the Flüela. 3. Edition. Vi. Verlag des SAC, 2000, ISBN 3-85902-187-7 , p. 222-224 .
- Vital Eggenberger: Ski tours Graubünden South . Verlag des SAC, 2010, ISBN 978-3-85902-301-7 , pp. 222-224 .
- National map of Switzerland, sheet 1237 Albula Pass, 1: 25000, Federal Office of Topography, 2011 edition.
