Fuorn Pass or Ofen Pass (
Romansh: ''Pass dal Fuorn'', german: Ofenpass, it, Passo del Forno) (el. 2149 m.) is a high
alpine
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Australia
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* Alpine National Pa ...
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
Zernez is a village and a municipality in the Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Lavin and Susch merged into the municipality of Zernez.
Zernez is a major node ...
in the
Engadin
The Engadin or Engadine ( rm, ;This is the name in the two Romansh idioms that are spoken in the Engadin, Vallader and Puter, as well as in Sursilvan and Rumantsch Grischun. In Surmiran, the name is ''Nagiadegna'', and in Sutsilvan, it is ...
valley with
Val Müstair, crossing the
Swiss National Park
The Swiss National Park ( rm, Parc Naziunal Svizzer; german: Schweizerischer Nationalpark; it, Parco Nazionale Svizzero; french: Parc National Suisse) is located in the Western Rhaetian Alps, in eastern Switzerland. It is within the canton of ...
in Switzerland.
It was here that a
brown bear
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''(Ursus arctos)'' was seen and photographed in July 2005 - the first sighting of a wild bear in Switzerland since 1923
der Spiegel
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In 2004, the biggest Honey fungus
''Armillaria'' is a genus of fungi that includes the '' A. mellea'' species known as honey fungi that live on trees and woody shrubs. It includes about 10 species formerly categorized summarily as ''A. mellea''. ''Armillarias'' are long-l ...
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
This is a list of the highest paved roads in Europe. It includes roads that are over long and whose culminating point is at least above sea level. This height approximately corresponds to that of the highest settlements in Europe and to the t ...
* List of mountain passes
This is a list of mountain passes.
Africa
Egypt
* Halfaya Pass (near Libya)
Lesotho
* Moteng Pass
* Mahlasela pass
* Sani Pass
Morocco
* Tizi n'Tichka
South Africa
* Eastern Cape Passes
* Western Cape Passes
* Northern Cape Passes
* ...
* List of the highest Swiss passes
References
External links
* Profile o
climbbybike.com
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* Hik
Gallery
Image:Ofenpass - 3.jpg
Image:Ofen Pass3.jpg
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Image:Pass dal Fuorn.jpg, The Ortler, East of the Fuorn Pass
Engadin
Mountain passes of Graubünden
Mountain passes of Switzerland
Mountain passes of the Alps
Val Müstair
Zernez
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