Bernina Pass
A high pass in the Bernina Range linking St. Moritz and the Engadin with the Italian-speaking Val Poschiavo. The Bernina railway crosses it in the open, running past the pale waters of Lago Bianco, a few kilometres east of Piz Bernina.
- Where
- Pontresina, Graubünden, Switzerland
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 46.4108, 10.0275
Get the Bernina Pass stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Bernina Pass. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Graubünden volume with your photos and a note.
Near Bernina Pass
Diavolezza 4.6 km
A col and ski area at 2,958 metres above the Val Bernina, between Munt Pers and Piz Trovat. A cable car climbs to it from the Bernina road, and the terrace looks straight across at the glaciers of Piz Palü and the Bernina massif.
Morteratsch Glacier 7.3 km
The largest glacier by area in the Bernina Range, flowing down toward the valley near Pontresina. A footpath from Morteratsch station leads up to its snout, with markers along the way showing where the ice reached in years gone by.
Muottas Muragl 16 km
A shoulder on the southern slopes of the Blais da Muottas, reached by funicular from Punt Muragl. It looks down the length of the Upper Engadin over Samedan, St. Moritz and Pontresina and its chain of lakes.
Swiss National Park 33 km
Founded in 1914, the oldest national park in the Alps and in Central Europe, set in the Engadin between Zernez, S-chanf, Scuol and the Fuorn Pass. Its forests and high valleys are left entirely to nature, and red deer, chamois and ibex roam its marked trails.
Landwasser Viaduct 40 km
A curved limestone railway viaduct of six arches spanning the Landwasser river between Schmitten and Filisur, opened in 1902 on the Albula line. Trains run straight off it into a tunnel cut in the cliff face, a view familiar from countless posters.
Ruinaulta 70 km
The Rhine Gorge, a canyon of pale cliffs cut by the Anterior Rhine between Ilanz and Reichenau. It was carved through the debris of the prehistoric Flims rockslide, which once blocked the river, and a railway and rafts follow the water through it.
Caumasee 72 km
A forest lake near Flims sitting on the deposits of the great Flims rockslide. It is fed from underground springs, which give its water a clear turquoise colour, and in summer it is a favourite place to swim.
Lake Como 74 km
A Y-shaped glacial lake in the foothills of the Alps, carved into three long arms by the ancient Adda glacier. It is the third-largest lake in Italy and more than 400 metres deep, with villas and villages along its steep green shores.
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Questions
Where is Bernina Pass?
Bernina Pass is in Pontresina, Graubünden, Switzerland. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Diavolezza (4.6 km), Morteratsch Glacier (7.3 km), Muottas Muragl (16 km).
How do I get the Bernina Pass stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Bernina Pass and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Graubünden volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Bernina Pass before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Graubünden volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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