Canton of the Grisons
Map of Canton of the Grisons
030 km (19 mi)60 km (37 mi)90 km (56 mi)120 km (75 mi)
Height
256 m (840 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), Max altitude 3985 m (13070 ft)Permanent snow and iceWinter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Canton of the Grisons
Height from south to north in Canton of the Grisons
1Rhine518 to 1 884 m2Inn1 169 to 2 036 m3Silsersee1 796 m
Natural Earth · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Heights: NASADEM, NASA · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Chur
Population: 204,888 (Wikidata, 2024)
Area: 7,105 km² / 2,743 sq mi
Created: 1496
Subdivisions: 11
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Piz Bernina (4 049 m)
Lowest point: Moesa (253 m)
Borders
- Canton of Glarus — Northwest
- Canton of Uri — West
- Canton of Ticino — Southwest
- Canton of St. Gallen — Northwest
- Vorarlberg — North
- Tyrol — Northeast
- Lombardy — South
- Trentino-South Tyrol — East
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00