The Bregaglia Range (commonly the Bregaglia) is a small group of mostly

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mountains in Graubünden,

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and the

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. 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

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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,

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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 ...

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Image:Forno.PNG, Forno Glacier Image:CapannaForno.PNG, Forno hut

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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