The Jakobshorn () is a mountain of the
Albula Alps
The Albula Alps are a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland. They are considered to be part of the Central Eastern Alps, more specifically the Western Rhaetian Alps. They are named after the river Albula. According to AVE (see map), ...
, overlooking
Davos
Davos (, ; or ; ; Old ) is an Alpine resort town and municipality in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of (). Davos is located on the river Landwasser, in the Rhaetian ...
in the Swiss canton of
Graubünden. It is also one of the five
skiing
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regions of the
Davos Klosters Mountains, offering fourteen
piste
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This European term is French s.
Located at the northern end of the range between the
Dischmatal and
Sertigtal, the Jakobshorn is served by a two-part
cable car running from Davos Platz. Once on the mountain there are three chairlifts, one short cable car, and one T-Bar.
Since 1995 there has also been a two-person chairlift, running from near the base station to the near the bottom of Usser Isch.
There are a variety of pistes on the Jakobshorn—blue, red and black—and the mountain is renowned for being a centre for
snowboarding
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; Bolgen provides an illuminated super pipe.
Pistes are very wide and the area is popular with novice skiers; there are however a number of black terrains for the more adventurous skier. The main two lifts also open during the summer, from July through October, and there are many walks on the Jakobshorn.
The Jakobshorn is also a favoured take-off point for
hang-gliders and
snowkiters.
See also
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List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport
This is a list of mountains of Switzerland above 800 metres whose summits are accessible by public transport. This list includes mountains with a topographic prominence of at least 30 metres that have a station above the height of their key col an ...
References
External links
Official websiteJakobshorn on Hikr
Mountains of Switzerland
Ski areas and resorts in Switzerland
Mountains of Graubünden
Mountains of the Alps
Two-thousanders of Switzerland
Davos
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