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 View of the Julier Pass from Piz Polaschin | |
| Elevation | 2,284 m (7,493 ft) |
| Traversed by | Paved road |
| Location | Graubünden, Switzerland |
| Range | Albula Alps |
| Coordinates | 46°28.32′N 09°43.74′E / 46.47200°N 9.72900°E / 46.47200; 9.72900 |
  Julier PassLocation in Switzerland | |
The Julier Pass (Romansh: Pass dal Güglia, German: Julierpass, Italian Passo del Giulia) (el. 2284 m) is a mountain pass in Switzerland, in the Albula Alps. It connects the Engadin valley with central Graubünden, the nearest inhabited localities on its approaches being Silvaplana and Bivio. At its summit, the pass crosses the watershed / drainage divide between the basins of the rivers Rhine and Danube. The Julier Pass lies between Piz Lagrev and Piz Julier. A few metres south of the summit is the small lake Lej da las Culuonnas.
The road constructed in the 1820s to replace the old Septimer Pass was well built and is still easily passable after moderate widening for normal cars and trucks. In some parts, areas were rebuilt in 2009 to reduce the number of serpentine turns. Winter use requires winter tires, as well as snow chains in extremely poor weather.
The Julier Pass is one of the three paved road passes connecting the Engadin with the northern Grisons, the two other being the Albula Pass and the Flüela Pass.
The Julier Pass was in heavy use during the Bronze Age and the Roman era, evidenced by the countless coins and remains of Roman roads discovered in the region. Two monumental soapstone columns flank the modern pass road at its summit; excavations in the 1930s revealed that the columns were part of a Roman sanctuary.
Route
| Place | Elevation | Distance | Diff. elevation |
Total distance |
Total elevation diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiefencastel | 851 m | - | - | - | - |
| Savognin | 1207 m | 9 km | 356 m | 9 km | 356 m |
| Rona | 1408 m | 5 km | 201 m | 14 km | 557 m |
| Mulegns-Sur | 1538 m | 4.5 km | 130 m | 18.5 km | 687 m |
| Marmorera | 1680 m | 2.5 km | 142 m | 21 km | 829 m |
| Bivio | 1769 m | 5 km | 89 m | 27 km | 918 m |
| pass | 2284 m | 9 km | 515 m | 36 km | 1'433 m |
| Silvaplana | 1815 m | 7 km | - 469 m | 43 km | 964 m |
See also
- Maloja Pass and Septimer Pass, two passes in close proximity of the Julier Pass
- List of highest paved roads in Switzerland
- List of highest road passes in Switzerland
References
- ^ Topographic map of the Grisons, Swisstopo. Retrieved 16 March 2022
- Simonett, Jürg (30 January 2018). "Julierpass". Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-31.
External links
Media related to Julierpass at Wikimedia Commons- Profile on climbbybike.com
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