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Piz Julier · 3,380 m · 3.5 km NE
Pass · Canton of the Grisons

Julier Pass

2,275 m7,464 ft
Connects
Chamanna dal Stradin – Alp Suracqua
Tonight
-10°CLight snow · Wind 4 km/h SE

Julier Pass is a mountain pass at 2,275 m in Canton of the Grisons, Switzerland. It links Chamanna dal Stradin and Alp Suracqua.

All facts
Saddle
2,275 m
Lowest point
2,140 m / 2,058 m
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Julier Pass 3D map

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Julier Pass topographic map

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Julier Pass elevation profile

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Pass

Julier Pass: the climb from each side

Saddle 2,275 mChamanna dal Stradin 2,140 m+135 m · 2.7 kmAlp Suracqua 2,058 m+217 m · 3.0 km

Crossed by: 3

Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.

Weather

Julier Pass weather

Tonight · Light snow · -10°C (14°F) · 0.1 mm · Wind 4 km/h SE

Julier Pass forecast for about 2,275 m.

  • Tonight-10°0.1 mm4 km/h SE
  • Today-12°-3°1.8 mm8 km/h NW
  • Sun-9°1°0.7 mm12 km/h S
  • Mon-9°4°–6 km/h SE
  • Tue-2°8°–3 km/h SE
  • Wed-4°4°0.1 mm3 km/h N
  • Thu-6°3°–4 km/h SE
  • Fri-6°3°–3 km/h NW
  • Sat-5°1°0.2 mm3 km/h NW
  • Sun-2°0°1.3 mm5 km/h SW

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Julier Pass

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Julier Pass, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    0.0 km WSW

    +2 more within 0.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Silvaplana

    5.3 km ESE · +2 more within 7.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Alp Suvretta

    5.5 km ENE · +2 more within 6.2 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Stellplatz Bivio

    5.6 km W · +1 more within 6.8 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 11
PlaceDistance
Parking0.0 km WSW
Parking0.1 km WSW
Parking0.4 km E
SilvaplanaCampsite5.3 km ESE
Alp SuvrettaHut5.5 km ENE
Alp SuvrettaHut5.5 km ENE
Stellplatz BivioCaravan site5.6 km W
Camping BivioCampsite5.6 km W
Alp NatonsHut6.2 km WNW
Stellplatz SilvaplanaCaravan site6.8 km ESE
Camping St.MoritzCampsite7.4 km E
Slope

Slope

Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
21.4%
Moderate, 15–30°
40.6%
Steep, 30–45°
30.5%
Cliffs, 45° and over
7.5%
Steeper than 30°
38.0% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
1,517 m low point 1,790 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 38.4%Bare rock / sparse 32.1%Moss & lichen 17.8%Snow & ice 8.7%Trees 1.8%Water 0.5%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4 km of Julier Pass.

NESW2 km5 km123
Summit list 3
  1. 1Piz Lagrev3,165 m 2.7 km S
  2. 2Piz Julier3,380 m 3.6 km NE
  3. 3Piz Gügliet3,159 m 3.9 km NE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 287 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Northern Dart24
  • Epipsilia grisescens17
  • Northern Wheatear14
  • Northern Chamois13
  • Alpine Marmot13
  • Rhyacia helvetina13
Where it sits

Where Julier Pass sits

Range
Alps751Eastern Alps350Central Eastern Alps140Western Rhaetian Alps74Albula Alps13
Region
Canton of the Grisons96Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-27)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia