Bernina Pass

Bernina Pass
Bernina Pass

View from the top of the pass in the direction of Pontresina, Switzerland
Elevation 2,328 m (7,638 ft)
Traversed by Road, rail (2253 m.)
Location
Bernina Pass is located in Alps
Bernina Pass
Location of Bernina Pass
Location  Switzerland
Range Alps
Coordinates 46°24.744′N 10°1.71′E / 46.4124°N 10.0285°E / 46.4124; 10.0285Coordinates: 46°24.744′N 10°1.71′E / 46.4124°N 10.0285°E / 46.4124; 10.0285

The Bernina Pass (el. 2328 m.) (Italian: Passo del Bernina) is a high mountain pass in the Bernina Range of the Alps, in the canton of Graubünden (Grisons) in eastern Switzerland. It connects the famous resort town of St. Moritz in the Engadin valley with the Italian-speaking Val Poschiavo, which ends in the Italian town of Tirano in Valtellina. The pass lies a few kilometres east of Piz Bernina. A lower pass is located west of the Bernina Pass, at 2,253 metres.

The Bernina Pass is crossed by road and rail, with a popular tourist train, the Bernina Express operating year-round between Chur and Tirano. The train crosses the lowest pass at 2,253 metres (at Ospizio Bernina) - it is the highest adhesion railway route in Europe.

Lago Bianco, Lej Nair and Lej Pitschen are located on the pass.

Profile of the Bernina pass road from Samedan to Poschiavo

Contents

Weather

Climate data for Passo-del-Bernina
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −4.6
(23.7)		 −4.3
(24.3)		 −2
(28)		 1.4
(34.5)		 6.9
(44.4)		 11.6
(52.9)		 14.9
(58.8)		 14
(57)		 10.9
(51.6)		 6
(43)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 4.2
Daily mean °C (°F) −7.8
(18.0)		 −8
(18)		 −6.3
(20.7)		 −3.3
(26.1)		 1.2
(34.2)		 5.1
(41.2)		 8.3
(46.9)		 7.9
(46.2)		 5.3
(41.5)		 1.4
(34.5)		 −4.1
(24.6)		 −6.9
(19.6)		 −0.6
Average low °C (°F) −10.9
(12.4)		 −11.1
(12.0)		 −9.2
(15.4)		 −5.8
(21.6)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 2.4
(36.3)		 5.2
(41.4)		 5
(41)		 2.8
(37.0)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 −6.3
(20.7)		 −9.9
(14.2)		 −3.3
Precipitation mm (inches) 108
(4.25)		 96
(3.78)		 129
(5.08)		 161
(6.34)		 178
(7.01)		 144
(5.67)		 146
(5.75)		 157
(6.18)		 145
(5.71)		 157
(6.18)		 180
(7.09)		 108
(4.25)		 1,709
(67.28)
Avg. precipitation days 8.4 8.2 9.4 10.2 13.5 11.3 11.4 11.5 8.4 8.7 9.4 8.2 118.6
Source: MeteoSchweiz [1]


See also

External links

References

  1. ^ "Temperature and Precipitation Average Values-Table, 1961-1990" (in German, French, Italian). Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss. http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/web/de/klima/klima_schweiz/tabellen.html. Retrieved 8 May 2009. 

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