Weissfluhjoch

Weissfluhjoch

Weissfluhjoch

Mountain in Switzerland

The Weissfluhjoch (2,693 m (8,835 ft)) is a summit southeast of the Weissfluh (2,843 m (9,327 ft)) situated in the Plessur Range in Graubünden, Switzerland. Since 1932, a funicular railway (the Parsennbahn) leads to its summit from Davos.

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On the Weissflujoch, there used to be several laboratories of the Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, a division of the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL).[2] However, while there is still a test site at the location,[3] the institute building was sold to Davos Klosters Bergbahnen Ltd in 2019.[4]

Climate

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References

  1. [1]
    Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Wasserscheidi (2,629 m).
  2. [2]
    "Weissfluhjoch test site". sfl.ch. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Weissfluhjoch test site". SLF. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  4. [4]
    Birgit Ottmer (8 October 2019). "Former main SLF building on Weissfluhjoch sold to mountain railway company". WSL. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  5. [5]
    "Climate Normals Weissfluhjoch (Reference period 1991−2020)" (PDF). Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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