Wolfgang Pass
Encyclopedia
Wolfgang Pass is a high mountain pass
in the Alps
in the canton
of Graubünden
in Switzerland
.
It connects Klosters
and Davos
with Davos being almost level with the pass. The pass road has a maximum grade of 10 percent and is kept open year-round.
A line of the Rhaetian Railway
also crosses the pass since 1890.
The pass is comparetively low as a mountain pass and was historically used also for international trade via the southern adjacent Scaletta Pass
and later via the newly built road across Flüela pass
from 1868. This road is still closed nowadays in winter and motorists are forced to use the Car shuttle train
through the Vereina tunnel
(or drive a long detour via Julier pass
).
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
in the Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Graubünden
Graubünden
Graubünden or Grisons is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. The canton shares borders with the cantons of Ticino, Uri, Glarus and St. Gallen and international borders with Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
It connects Klosters
Klosters
Klosters-Serneus is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.Its well-known ski resort lies from Zurich, the nearest international airport. Transfer time is about 1.5 hours. Klosters is from Davos...
and Davos
Davos
Davos is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 11,248 . Davos is located on the Landwasser River, in the Swiss Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range...
with Davos being almost level with the pass. The pass road has a maximum grade of 10 percent and is kept open year-round.
A line of the Rhaetian Railway
RhB
The Rhaetian Railway is a Swiss transport company, owning the largest network of all the private railways in Switzerland. The company operates most of the railways in the Swiss canton of Graubünden as the Swiss federal railway company SBB-CFF-FFS extend only a few kilometres over the cantonal...
also crosses the pass since 1890.
The pass is comparetively low as a mountain pass and was historically used also for international trade via the southern adjacent Scaletta Pass
Scaletta Pass
Scaletta Pass is a mountain pass in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It lies in the Albula Range of the Alps. The path from Dischma leads to Cinuos-chel in the Inn Valley...
and later via the newly built road across Flüela pass
Flüela Pass
Flüela Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps in the canton of Graubünden. The pass road connects Davos and Susch in the lower Engadin valley.Since the Vereina Tunnel opened in 1999, the road is no longer open all year.-See also:...
from 1868. This road is still closed nowadays in winter and motorists are forced to use the Car shuttle train
Car shuttle train
A car shuttle train, or car-carrying train , is a train used to transport accompanied cars, or automobiles, and usually also other types of road vehicles, for a relatively short distance.Car shuttle trains usually operate on lines passing through a rail tunnel and connecting two...
through the Vereina tunnel
Vereina Tunnel
The Vereina Tunnel is a railway tunnel situated in eastern Switzerland, which at 19,058 m is the longest tunnel on the Swiss RhB railway network as well as the world's longest metre gauge railway tunnel...
(or drive a long detour via Julier pass
Julier Pass
The Julier Pass is a mountain pass in Switzerland, in the Albula Range of the Alps. It connects the Engadin valley with the rest of Graubünden...
).
See also
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes
- List of the highest Swiss passes
External links
- international hike on historic route Hiking Switzerland passes in Graubünden on old trading route.