The Bregaglia Range (commonly the Bregaglia) is a small group of mostly
granite
Granite () is a coarse-grained ( phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies un ...
mountains in
Graubünden,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
and the
Province of Sondrio
The Province of Sondrio ( it, provincia di Sondrio) is in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. Its provincial capital is the city of Sondrio. As of 2017, it has a population of 181,403.
History
The Province was established in 1815, within ...
,
northern Italy
Northern Italy ( it, Italia settentrionale, it, Nord Italia, label=none, it, Alta Italia, label=none or just it, Nord, label=none) is a geographical and cultural region in the northern part of Italy. It consists of eight administrative region ...
. It derives its name from the partly Swiss, partly Italian valley, the ''
Val Bregaglia'', and is known as ''Bergell'' in German. Other names which are applied to the range include the
Val Masino Alps and, to describe the main ridge, Masino-Bregaglia-Disgrazia.
Vicosoprano
Vicosoprano is a former municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden and is the largest village in the Val Bregaglia. It's now part of the municipality of Bregaglia.
History
Vicosoprano is first mentioned in 1096 a ...
(1,067 m) is the main settlement in the Swiss part of the range.
The range is a popular mountaineering destination, and includes such peaks as
Monte Disgrazia,
Piz Cengalo and
Piz Badile. Well-known mountaineers who are associated with the area and have made significant first ascents in the range include
Leslie Stephen,
D. W. Freshfield,
W. A. B. Coolidge
William Augustus Brevoort Coolidge (August 28, 1850 – May 8, 1926) was an American historian, theologian and mountaineer.
Life
Coolidge was born in New York City as the son of Frederic William Skinner Coolidge, a Boston merchant, and E ...
,
Christian Klucker,
Paul Güssfeldt and
Riccardo Cassin.
A cable-car service runs from Pranzaira to the
Albigna lake
Albigna Lake (German: ''Albignasee'', Italian: ''Lago da l'Albigna'', Romansh: ''Lägh da l'Albigna'') is a reservoir in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It is located in the municipality of Vicosoprano at an elevation of on the southwest ...
, and the Albigna hut (2,331 m) is a further 30–45-minute walk up the east side of the barrage.
Significant peaks
Glaciers
Main
glacier
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such a ...
s :
*
Forno Glacier
The Forno Glacier ( Romansh: ''Vadrec del Forno'') is a 6 km long glacier (2005) situated in the Bregaglia Range in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 8.72 km2.
See also
*List of glaciers in Switzerla ...
*
Albigna Glacier
Photo gallery
Image:Badile.jpg, Piz Badile above the Val Bondasca
Image:Pizzo Badile and Capanna Giannetti - Val Masino - Italy.jpg, Piz Badile from the south
Image:Soglio.jpg, Soglio
Image:Vicosoprano.jpg, Vicosoprano
Vicosoprano is a former municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden and is the largest village in the Val Bregaglia. It's now part of the municipality of Bregaglia.
History
Vicosoprano is first mentioned in 1096 a ...
Image:CimaCastello.jpg, Cima di Castello
Cima di Castello is a mountain of the Bregaglia Range, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. With a height of above sea level, it is the second highest mountain in the Bregaglia Range. Its summit lies between the valleys of the ...
Image:Albigna01.PNG, Albigna lake
Albigna Lake (German: ''Albignasee'', Italian: ''Lago da l'Albigna'', Romansh: ''Lägh da l'Albigna'') is a reservoir in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It is located in the municipality of Vicosoprano at an elevation of on the southwest ...
Image:Forno.PNG, Forno Glacier
Image:CapannaForno.PNG, Forno hut
See also
*
Swiss Alps
The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps (german: Schweizer Alpen, french: Alpes suisses, it, Alpi svizzere, rm, Alps svizras), represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swis ...
References
*Collomb, Robin G., ''Bregaglia East'', Goring: West Col Productions, 1971
*Collomb, Robin G., ''Bregaglia West'', Goring: West Col Productions, 1984
External links
The Bregaglia on SummitPostBregaglia Tourist Promotion BoardItinerary of the Via Bregaglia
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Rhaetian Alps
Mountain ranges of the Alps
Mountain ranges of Graubünden
Mountain ranges of Italy
Val Bregaglia