Fuorn Pass
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 Fuorn Pass |
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| Elevation | 2149 m. |
| Location |  Switzerland |
| Range | Alps |
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Fuorn Pass or Ofen Pass (Romansh: Pass dal Fuorn, German: Ofenpass) (el. 2149 m.) is a high alpine mountain pass in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
It connects Zernez in the Engadin valley with Val Müstair.
It was here that a brown bear (Ursus arctos) was seen and photographed in July 2005 - the first sighting of a wild bear in Switzerland since 1923[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Profile on climbbybike.com
- Max Bundi: Fuorn Pass in Romansh, German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
