Bregaglia Range

Bregaglia Range

Geobox | Range
name= Bregaglia Range


image_caption=View across the village of Soglio (foreground) to the peaks of the western Bregaglia – the Sciora peaks (left), Piz Cengalo (left centre) and Piz Badile (centre)


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country=Italy | country1=Switzerland
region=Grisons| region1=Lombardy|
parent=Alps
length_imperial=| length_orientation=
width_imperial= | width_orientation=
highest=Monte Disgrazia
highest_elevation=3678
highest_lat_d=46|highest_lat_m=16|highest_lat_s=09|highest_lat_NS=N
highest_long_d=9|highest_long_m=44|highest_long_s=57|highest_long_EW=E

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Bernina Alps (marked in yellow)

The Bregaglia Range (commonly the Bregaglia) is a small group of mostly granite mountains in Graubünden, Switzerland and Sondrio, Italy. 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 (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, Christian Klucker, Paul Güssfeldt and Riccardo Cassin.

A cable-car service runs from Pranzaira to the Albigna lake, and the Albigna hut (2,331 m) is a further 30–45-minute walk up the east side of the barrage.

Significant peaks

Photo gallery

ee also

*Swiss Alps

References

*Collomb, Robin G., "Bregaglia East", Goring: West Col Productions, 1971
*Collomb, Robin G., "Bregaglia West", Goring: West Col Productions, 1984

External links

* [http://www.summitpost.org/area/range/152320/val-masino-alps.html The Bregaglia on SummitPost]
* [http://www.bregaglia.ch/homepage.asp?language=2 Bregaglia Tourist Promotion Board]
* [http://www.viabregaglia.com//eng/route/00/ Itinerary of the Via Bregaglia]
* [http://www.m-klueber.de/Foto/Panorama/Bergell_Casnil.htm Panorama of the Bregaglia]


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