- Bernina Range
Geobox|Range
name=Bernina Range
image_caption=The main summits of the Bernina range above theMorteratsch Glacier
country=Switzerland |country1=Italy
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parent=Central Eastern Alps
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highest=Piz Bernina
highest_elevation=4049
highest_lat_d=46|highest_lat_m=37|highest_lat_s=|highest_lat_NS=N
highest_long_d=09|highest_long_m=52|highest_long_s=|highest_long_EW=E
map_caption=Location of the Bernina RangeThe Bernina Range is amountain range in theAlps of easternSwitzerland and northernItaly . It is considered to be part of theCentral Eastern Alps . It is one of the highest ranges of the Alps, covered with many glaciers.Piz Bernina (4,049 m), its highest peak, is the most easterly four thousand-metre peak in the Alps. The peak in the range which sees the most ascents isPiz Palü .The Bernina Range is separated from the
Albula Range in the north-west by theMaloja Pass and the UpperEngadin valley; from theLivigno Range in the east by theBernina Pass ; from theBergamo Alps in the south by the Adda valley (Valtellina ); and from theBregaglia Range in the south-west by the Muretto Pass. The Bernina Range is drained by the rivers Adda, Inn and
Maira (Mera in Italy).The term Bernina Alps can also be used in an extended sense to include both the Bernina and Bregaglia ranges; this is the area coloured yellow on the map (right) and labelled ‘Bernina Alpen’.
Peaks
The main peaks of the Bernina Range are:
Passes
The main passes of the Bernina Range are:
Mountain pass location type Elevation (m/ft) Fuorcla Bellavista Pontresina toChiesa in Valmalenco snow 3684 12,087 Fuorcla Crast' Agüzza Pontresina to Chiesa in Valmalenco snow 3601 11,814 Fuorcla Tschierva Pontresina to Chiesa in Valmalenco snow 3527 11,572 Fuorcla Sella Pontresina to Chiesa in Valmalenco snow 3304 10,840 Passo di Bondo Bondo to Bagni di Masino snow 3117 10,227 Passo di Castello Maloja toMorbegno snow 3100 10,171 Passo Tremoggia Sils to Chiesa in Valmalencosnow 3021 9912 Passo di Mello Chiareggio toVal Masino snow 2991 9813 Diavolezza Pass Bernina road to the Morteratsch glacier snow 2977 9767 Passo di Zocca Vicosoprano to Val Masinosnow 2743 9000 Muretto pass Maloja to Chiesapartly snow 2557 8389 Bernina Pass Pontresina toTirano road 2330 7645 Maloja Pass St Moritz toChiavenna road 1809 5935 Mountain huts
There are several manned and unmanned mountain huts in the Bernina Range.
ee also
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Swiss Alps
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