Bregaglia Range | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Monte Disgrazia, Italy |
Elevation | 3,678 m (12,067 ft) |
Listing | Mountains of Italy |
Coordinates | 46°16′09″N 9°44′57″E / 46.26917°N 9.74917°E |
Geography | |
Countries | Italy and Switzerland |
Cantons/Regions | Grisons and Lombardy |
Range coordinates | 46°17.7′N 9°42.3′E / 46.2950°N 9.7050°E |
Parent range | Rhaetian Alps |
The Bregaglia Range (commonly the Bregaglia) is a small group of mostly granite mountains in Graubünden, Switzerland and the Province of Sondrio, northern 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.