Pass d'Ela
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 Cotschen and Tinzenhorn on the left, Piz Ela on the right and the Pass d'Ela in between. Lai Mort in the foreground. |
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| Compass direction | North | south | |
| Pass height | 2724 m above sea level M. | ||
| Canton | Graubünden , Switzerland | ||
| Watershed | Selabach ( Albula / Hinterrhein / Rhine ) | Ragn da Cotschna ( Ragn d'Err / Gelgia / Albula / Hinterrhein / Rhine ) | |
| Valley locations | Filisur | Tinizong | |
| expansion | trail | ||
| Mountains | Albula Alps | ||
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| Ø pitch | 16.8% (1725 m / 10.26 km) | 16.8% (1492 m / 8.87 km) | |
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| Coordinates | 772 008 / 163 722 | ||
The Pass d'Ela ( Rhaeto-Romanic ela, ala from the Latin ala for 'wing') is an Alpine pass in the Swiss canton of Graubünden . With a peak height of 2724 m above sea level. M. it connects the Oberhalbstein with the Albula valley via the Val d'Err and the Val Spadlatscha . The pass is located between Piz Ela in the east and Cotschen in the west.
Location and surroundings
The Pass d'Ela belongs to the Bergüner sticks , a subgroup of the Albula Alps . The municipal boundary between Surses and Bergün Filisur runs over the pass . The Pass d'Ela is bordered in the south by the Val d'Err , a side valley of the Oberhalbstein and in the north by the Val Spadlatscha , a side valley of the Albula valley. It connects the Piz Ela ( 3339 m ) in the east with the Cotschen ( 2821 m ) in the west.
To the south of the Pass d'Ela there are three often-visited mountain lakes: Lai Grond , Lai Mort and an unnamed lake.
The pass lies in the middle of Parc Ela , a 600 square kilometer nature park opened in 2006 .
Valley locations are Tinizong and Filisur . Frequent starting points are the Ela hut ( 2252 m ) in the Val Spadlatscha and Pensa ( 1673 m ) in the Val d'Err.
Routes to the pass
The pass is not only used when crossing from north to south. Hiking trails also lead west over Cotschen ( 2821 m ) to the digls Orgels pass ( 2699 m ) and east to Fuorcla da Tschitta . The alpine road from Tinizong into the Val d'Err to Penza is closed to general motor vehicle traffic. However, a hiking bus runs to Penza on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Ela round trip
A well-known hike or ski tour for less experienced mountaineers is the Ela round tour. The two-day tour begins in Bergün ( 1367 m ) or Filisur ( 1032 m ) and leads to the Ela Hut ( 2252 m ) on the first day . On the second day the tour leads over the Pass d'Ela ( 2724 m ), past three mountain lakes (one unnamed lake, Lai Mort and Lai Grond ) to Fuorcla da Tschitta ( 2830 m ) and then to Preda ( 1789 m ). The tour lasts 3½ - 4½ hours on the first and 5 hours on the second day and the difficulty B .
From the Ela hut
- Starting point: Filisur ( 999 m ), Bergün ( 1373 m ) or Ela hut ( 2252 m )
- Difficulty: B than trail white-red-white marks
- Time required: 5 hours from Filisur, 4½ hours from Bergün or 1½ hours from the Ela hut
Through the Val d'Err
- Starting point: Tinizong ( 1232 m )
- Via: Tgant Pensa, Alp Viglia ( 1974 m ), Lai Mort ( 2603 m )
- Difficulty: B than trail white-red-white marks
- Time required: 4½ hours (3½ hours from Pensa)
From the digls Orgels pass
- Starting point: Pass digls Orgels ( 2699 m )
- Via: Cotschen ( 2821 m )
- Difficulty: B than trail white-red-white marks
- Time required: ½ hour
- Note: Routes to the digls Orgels pass are listed in the digls Orgels pass article .
About the Fuorcla da Tschitta
- Starting point: Preda ( 1789 m ) or Naz ( 1747 m )
- Via: Fuorcla da Tschitta ( 2831 m ), Lai Grond ( 2594 m ), Lai Mort ( 2603 m )
- Difficulty: B than trail white-red-white marks
- Time required: 4½ hours from Preda or 4¼ hours from Naz (1¼ hours from Fuorcla da Chitta)
gallery
View from Pass d'Ela on the Laiets basin.
View from Pizza Grossa ( 2939 m ) over Pass d'Ela to Piz Ela ( 3339 m ).
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. 221-222 .
- Vital Eggenberger: Ski tours Graubünden South . Verlag des SAC, 2010, ISBN 978-3-85902-301-7 , pp. 118 .
- National map of Switzerland, sheet 1236 Savognin, 1: 25000, Federal Office of Topography, 2009 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. 84 .
- ↑ Bike & hiking bus timetable on the Savognin Bivio Albula holiday region website, accessed on April 8, 2018