Val Viola Pass

Val Viola Pass
Val Viola Pass
	Val Viola Pass Location in the Alps
Elevation	2,468 m (8,097 ft) [1]
Traversed by	Trail
Location	Graubünden, Switzerland ; Lombardy, Italy
Range	Livigno Alps
Coordinates	46°24′54″N10°09′19″E / 46.41500°N 10.15528°E Coordinates: 46°24′54″N10°09′19″E / 46.41500°N 10.15528°E

Last updated April 08, 2019

The Val Viola Pass (Italian : Passo di Val Viola, Romansh : Pass da Val Viola) is a high mountain pass in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It connects Poschiavo in the Swiss canton of Graubünden with Valdidentro in the Italian region of Lombardy. The pass lies at a height of 2,468 metres above sea level between Piz Val Nera and Corno di Dosdè.

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↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps.

Val Viola Pass
Val Viola Pass Location in the Alps
Elevation	2,468 m (8,097 ft)^[1]
Traversed by	Trail
Location	Graubünden, Switzerland Lombardy, Italy
Range	Livigno Alps
Coordinates	46°24′54″N10°09′19″E / 46.41500°N 10.15528°E / 46.41500; 10.15528 Coordinates: 46°24′54″N10°09′19″E / 46.41500°N 10.15528°E / 46.41500; 10.15528

Val Viola Pass

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