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 Italian Val Bregaglia, and is known as Bergell in German. Vicosoprano (1,067 m) is the main settlement in the Swiss part of the range. Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ... Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... Graubünden or Grisons (German:  ; Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun, French: Grisons) is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. ... Sondrio (It. ... Vicosoprano is a municipality in the district of Maloja, in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. ...

Looking down the Val Bregaglia towards Italy. Albigna lake reservoir wall (left), Piz Badile (centre left top)

Piz Badile above the Val Bondasca

The area is a popular mountaineering destination, and includes such peaks as Monte Disgrazia, Piz Cengalo and Piz Badile.

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.

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)

Soglio is a municipality in the district of Maloja, in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. ...

Significant peaks

References

• Collomb, Robin G., Bregaglia West, Goring: West Col Productions, 1984

External links

• Bregaglia Tourist Promotion Board
• Itinerary of the Via Bregaglia
• Panorama of the Bregaglia