Latschüelfurgga
| Latschüelfurgga | |||
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 Signpost on the Latschüelfurgga. In the background Chüpfenflue (left) and Strela (right). |
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| Compass direction | west | east | |
| Pass height | 2409 m above sea level M. | ||
| Valley, canton | Schanfigg , Graubünden | Landwassertal , Graubünden | |
| Watershed | Plessur ( Rhine ) | Landwasser ( Rhine ) | |
| Valley locations | Langwies | Davos | |
| expansion | Mountain path | ||
| Mountains | Plural pen | ||
| profile | |||
| Ø pitch | 11.1% (1032 m / 9.258 km) | 11.7% (849 m / 7.23 km) | |
| Map (Graubünden) | |||
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| Coordinates | 778 504 / 185 998 | ||
The Latschüelfurgga (from the Rhaeto-Romanic latsch for loop ) is 2409 m above sea level. M. high mountain pass in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland and connects Davos with Langwies / Arosa in Schanfigg . In terms of tourism, the Latschüelfurgga is very popular with mountain bikers and hikers . It is the most comfortable transition from the Strela Pass to Arosa. It is also part of the Schanfigger Höhenweg .
Location and surroundings
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The Latschüelfurgga belongs to the Strela chain , a mountain range of the plural Alps . It is located between the Chüpfenflue in the north and the Wannengrat in the south and connects the two hollows of Vorder Latschüel in the east and Hinter Latschüel in the west. To the north of Hinter Latschüel is the Tritt, a 200 m high steep step between the Chüpfenflue and the Mederger Flue at 2326 m . The mountain path from Langwies / Arosa to Latschüelfurgga runs right through the middle of the step. The municipal boundary between Davos and Arosa runs across the step. The top of the Latschüelfurgga pass is located in the Davos municipality. Frequent starting points for Latschüelfurgga are the Schatzalp , Medergen and Sapün .
Trial field SLF
The Steintälli, Vorder Latschüel, Latschüelfurgga, Hinter Latschüel and Chörbsch Horn areas have served the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF as a test field for research into wind and snow transport and to answer various questions in alpine environmental and natural hazard research since 2006 .
At the top of the pass there is a cordoned-off field, where it is examined how the vegetation influences the process of wind erosion . With colored quartz sand , differences in erosion, transport and deposition of vegetation-covered and open terrain are made visually visible and measurable. In addition, temperature, humidity, precipitation, radiation, wind speed and wind direction are measured. The combination of field tests on the Latschüelfurgga and measurements in the wind tunnel contributes to a better understanding of the relationships between soil, vegetation, wind and snow in the context of climate development .
The rest of the test area was equipped with a total of seven automatic measuring stations in order to record the wind field as well as the temperature and radiation conditions in complex alpine terrain in detail. The stations serve to better understand the formation of avalanches , so that ultimately more precise avalanche forecasts are possible. In addition to the automatically collected data, intensive measurement campaigns are also carried out to determine the snowpack properties and their spatial variation .
Accesses
Summer routes
The Latschüelfurgga is often used when crossing the Strelapass to Arosa.
Via Strela Pass
- Starting point: Davos ( 1560 m ), Schatzalp ( 1861 m ), Stn. Höhenweg ( 2218 m ) or Weissfluhjoch ( 2693 m )
- Via: Strelapass ( 2352 m ), Strelasee
- From Davos via Schatzalp, Strelaalp to the Strela Pass
- From the Schatzalp via Strelaalp to the Strelapass
- From the Stn. Höhenweg via Panoramaweg to the Strela Pass
- From Weissfluhjoch via Felsenweg to Strela Pass
- 3¼ hours from Davos
- 2¼ hours from Schatzalp
- 2 hours from the stn. Höhenweg
- 1¾ hours from the Weissfluhjoch
Via Potestatenalp
- Starting point: Schatzalp ( 1861 m ) or Davos ( 1560 m )
- Via: Potestatenalp, Schönboden
- Difficulty: B than trail white-red-white marks
- Time required: 2 hours from Schatzalp or 3 hours from Davos
Via step
- 4 hours from Langwies
- 4½ hours from Arosa
- The step is a 200 m high steep step (see picture next to it and for location and surroundings )
Via Chörbschhornhütte
- Starting point: Davos Frauenkirch ( 1512 m ) or Arosa ( 1775 m )
- Via: Chörbschhornhütte ( 2575 m )
- From Frauenkirch via Stafelalp to the Chörbschhornhütte
- From Arosa via the reservoir ( 1606 m ), Tieja, Schwifurgga ( 2512 m ) to the Chörbschhornhütte
- 3½ hours from Frauenkirch
- 4½ hours from Arosa
- Alternative: it is possible to cross the Chörbsch Horn ( 2651 m ) (+15 min).
Winter routes
From the Strela Pass
- Starting point: Strelapass ( 2352 m ) or Schatzalp ( 1861 m )
- Via: Keep up after Strela Pass, then along the summer route past Lake Strela.
- Exposures: S
- Difficulty: L +
- Time required: ¾ hours from the Strela pass, 2¼ hours from the Schatzalp
From Frauenkirch
- Starting point: Frauenkirch ( 1512 m )
- Via: Stafelalp along the summer route to the Chörbschhornhütte ( 2575 m ), then cross the south-eastern slope of the Chörbsch Horn again along the summer route.
- Exposures: SE, NW
- Difficulty: WS
- Time required: 3¾ hours
- Alternative: Over the Chörbsch Horn ( 2651 m ) +15 min
Summit goals
summer
- Chüpfenflue ( 2658 m ), 40 minutes T4 + / L . The ridge path is marked with subtle, red dots.
- Strela ( 2636 m ), 1 hour, T3 + / B . The ridge path from Lake Strela to Strela is still listed in the hiking maps, but there are no markings or signposts.
- Wannengrat ( 2514 m ), 20 minutes, T3- / B
- Chörbsch Horn ( 2575 m ), 45 minutes T2 / B , as a trail white-red-white highlighted
- Mederger Flue ( 2674 m ), 1¼ hours, T4 + / EB
winter
- Wannengrat ( 2780.4 m ), 20 minutes, WS-
- Chörbsch Horn ( 2733 m ), 1 hour, WS-
- Mederger Flue ( 2780.4 m ), 1½ hour, WS
literature
- Manfred Hunziker: Ringelspitz / Arosa / Rätikon, Alpine Touren / Bündner Alpen , Verlag des SAC 2010, ISBN 978-3-85902-313-0 , p. 382.
- Bernard Condrau, Manfred Hunziker: Club guide, Bündner Alpen, Volume I (Tamina and Plessur Mountains). 4th edition. Verlag des SAC, 1988, ISBN 3-85902-048-X , pp. 283-284.
- Fabian Lippuner, David Coulin: Alpine hiking / summit destinations, Graubünden North. Verlag des SAC, 2013, ISBN 978-3-85902-341-3 , pp. 116–119.
- Vital Eggenberger: Ski touring North Grisons. Verlag des SAC, 2008, ISBN 978-3-85902-270-6 , pp. 153-156.
- National map of Switzerland, sheet 1196 Arosa, 1: 25000, Federal Office of Topography, 2011 edition.
- National map of Switzerland, sheet 1197 Davos, 1: 25000, Federal Office of Topography, 2011 edition.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andrea Schorta: How the mountain got its name . Small Rhaetian name book with two and a half thousand geographical names of Graubünden. Terra Grischuna Verlag, Chur and Bottmingen / Basel 1988, ISBN 3-7298-1047-2 , p. 97 .
- ↑ Locations and test areas ( Memento of the original from July 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website of the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ↑ Protective effect of plants and mycorrhizal fungi against wind erosion ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website of the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ↑ Swiss Experiment ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website of the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ↑ Snow cover variability ( memento of the original from September 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website of the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ↑ Research into the stability of the snowpack ( memento of the original dated September 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website of the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ↑ Measurement and modeling of the snow distribution ( memento of the original from September 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website of the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ↑ Dynamics of spatial snow depth variability on alpine topography ( memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website of the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
