Fuorn Pass

Fuorn Pass
Fuorn Pass
Elevation	2,149 m (7,051 ft)
Traversed by	Road
Location
Fuorn Pass Location of Fuorn Pass
Location	Switzerland
Range	Alps
Coordinates	46°38.472′N 10°17.598′E / 46.6412°N 10.2933°E / 46.6412; 10.2933Coordinates: 46°38.472′N 10°17.598′E / 46.6412°N 10.2933°E / 46.6412; 10.2933

Fuorn Pass or Ofen Pass (Romansh: Pass dal Fuorn, German: Ofenpass, Italian: Passo del Forno) (el. 2149 m.) is a high alpine mountain pass in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The name is based on the ovens that were used in ironworks in the area. The ruins of these ovens can still be seen from nearby trails.

It connects Zernez in the Engadin valley with Val Müstair, crossing the (only) Swiss National Park in Switzerland.

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]

In 2004, the biggest Honey fungus spotted in Europe was found near the Pass. The fungus is about 1,000 years old and its diameter is estimated at 500 to 800 meters.

See also

• List of highest paved roads in Europe
• List of mountain passes
• List of the highest Swiss passes

References

1. ^ der Spiegel

External links

• Profile on climbbybike.com
• Max Bundi: Fuorn Pass in Romansh, German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• Hike:Fuorn Hike Switzerland, Graubünden

Gallery

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  The Ortler, East of the Fuorn Pass