Maloja Pass ( Italian: ''Passo del Maloja'',

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: ''Malojapass'') (1815m a.s.l.) is a high

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in the

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in the

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of Graubünden, linking the Engadine with the Val Bregaglia, still in Switzerland and

Chiavenna Chiavenna ( lmo, Ciavèna ; la, Clavenna; rm, Clavenna or ''Claven''; archaic german: Cläven or ''Kleven'') is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the northern Italian region of Lombardy. It is the centre of the Alpine ...

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. It marks the divide between the

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and Po watersheds. Lägh da Bitabergh is near the pass. The road from Chiavenna to Silvaplana with distances and

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333 m * 10 km

Castasegna Castasegna () is a former municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Grisons, on the Italian border. It is currently part of the municipality of Bregaglia. The town is situated in the Bergell valley, above the river Mera. H ...

(Italian-Swiss border) 696 m * 13 km

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802 m * 16 km Stampa 994 m * 18 km Borgonovo 1029 m * 19 km

Vicosoprano Vicosoprano is a former municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden and is the largest village in the Val Bregaglia. It's now part of the municipality of Bregaglia. History Vicosoprano is first mentioned in 1096 a ...

1065 m * 27 km Casaccia 1458 m * 32 km Maloja Pass 1815 m * 33 km Maloja 1809 m * 40 km Sils im Engadin/Segl 1798 m * 44 km Silvaplana 1802 m The Maloja Pass is open in winter. However, after heavy snowfalls the road may be closed for a couple of hours or for an entire day. Even if open, the road might be covered with snow making snow/winter tires, or chains, a necessity.

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Cyclists descend the pass on the seventh stage of the 92nd Giro d'Italia
{{Authority control Engadin Mountain passes of Graubünden Mountain passes of Switzerland Val Bregaglia

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