The Diavolezza is a col and

ski resort A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area – a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In North ...

above the

Val Bernina Val may refer to: Val-a Film * Val (film), ''Val'' (film), an American documentary about Val Kilmer, directed by Leo Scott and Ting Poo Military equipment * Aichi D3A, a Japanese World War II dive bomber codenamed "Val" by the Allies * AS ...

in Graubünden. The col has an altitude of Swiss Confederation:
Maps of Switzerland
'. Retrieved 26 March 2021. and is located between

Munt Pers Munt Pers is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps, overlooking the Morteratsch Glacier in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It lies north of Diavolezza The Diavolezza is a col and ski resort above the Val Bernina in Graubünden. The ...

(northwest, ) and Piz Trovat (southeast, ). From Diavolezza one can see the highest peaks of the

Eastern Alps Eastern Alps is the name given to the eastern half of the Alps, usually defined as the area east of a line from Lake Constance and the Alpine Rhine valley up to the Splügen Pass at the Alpine divide and down the Liro River to Lake Como in the ...

, including the

Piz Bernina Piz Bernina ( Romansh, it, Pizzo Bernina, ) is the highest mountain in the Eastern Alps, the highest point of the Bernina Range, and the highest peak in the Rhaetian Alps. It rises and is located south of Pontresina and near the major Alpine r ...

, and the

Pers Glacier The Morteratsch Glacier (Romansh: Vadret da Morteratsch) is the largest glacier by area in the Bernina Range of the Bündner Alps in Switzerland. By area and by volume (1.2 km3), it is the third largerst glacier in the eastern alps, after th ...

, a tributary of the

Morteratsch Glacier The Morteratsch Glacier (Romansh: Vadret da Morteratsch) is the largest glacier by area in the Bernina Range of the Bündner Alps in Switzerland. By area and by volume (1.2 km3), it is the third largerst glacier in the eastern alps, after th ...

Tourism

The mountain can be reached by

cable car Cable car most commonly refers to the following cable transportation systems: * Aerial lift, such as aerial tramways and gondola lifts, in which the vehicle is suspended in the air from a cable ** Aerial tramway ** Chairlift ** Gondola lift *** Bi ...

from Val Bernina, the Bernina Pass valley. At the base station of the cable car on there is the

Bernina Diavolezza railway station Bernina Diavolezza railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Pontresina, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway, at the foot of the Diavolezza mountain, as well as near t ...

on the

Bernina Line The Bernina Railway (german: Berninalinie; it, Linea del Bernina; rm, Lingia dal Bernina) is a single-track railway line forming part of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). It links the spa resort of St. Moritz, in the canton of Graubünden, Switz ...

of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB)). At the top station on ,SchweizMobil:
Diavolezza
'. Retrieved 26 March 2021. there is a restaurant with a panoramic terrace, as well as a hotel offering both hotel-class and bunk-style accommodations. The Diavolezza is one of the ski areas of the Upper

Engadin The Engadin or Engadine ( rm, ;This is the name in the two Romansh idioms that are spoken in the Engadin, Vallader and Puter, as well as in Sursilvan and Rumantsch Grischun. In Surmiran, the name is ''Nagiadegna'', and in Sutsilvan, it is ' ...

e (from 1,896 m to 3,066 m). The skiing area is connected to that of

Piz Lagalb Piz Lagalb is a mountain of the Livigno Alps, overlooking the Bernina Pass in the canton of located in Graubünden. In winter it serves as a ski area. See also * List of mountains of the Alps * List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by pu ...

, which lies on the opposite side of the valley. The two areas are usually promoted as one, called ''Diavolezza-Lagalb''. The Diavolezza-Lagalb area is known for its difficult slopes, all red and black, as well as the good snow conditions lasting often as long as May. Especially popular is the difficult slope down the

to the

Morteratsch railway station Morteratsch railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Pontresina, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway. The Morteratsch Glacier The Morteratsch Glacier (Romansh: Vad ...

(the slope on the

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#Glaciology, ablation over many years, often Century, centuries. It acquires dis ...

is marked and secured). Each month at full moon, there is moonlight skiing in the evening.

Panorama

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