Lystal

45.75 7.8333333333333Coordinates: 45 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ N , 7 ° 50 ′ 0 ″ E

Lystal

The Lystal or Gressoneytal (Italian: Valle del Lys or Valle di Gressoney , French: Vallée du Lys or Vallée de Gressoney , in the Walser German dialect Walleschu ) is a side valley of the Aosta Valley . The river Lys gives it its name . Historically, the valley has been shaped by the presence of the Walsers , especially in the Gressoney and Issime valleys .

geography

Seen from Piedmont up the valley, the Lystal is the first of the right side valleys of the Aosta Valley. It reaches the main valley at Pont-Saint-Martin . From the point of view of the direction of flow of the Dora Baltea , the valley lies on the orographic left side. In the north, the valley borders the Swiss canton of Valais on the watershed . Further to the west lies the Ayas Valley , another side valley of the Aosta Valley. To the east, the Lystal borders the provinces of Biella and Vercelli , where it is separated from the Valsesia valley system by the Monte Rosa massif .

The Lys River at Gressoney-Saint-Jean

The Lys rises from the Lys Glacier at the foot of the Vincent pyramid (4215 m). Its larger tributaries are the Netschobach, Tschamponobach and Loobach.

Communities

The parishes in Lystal include Gressoney-La-Trinité , Gressoney-Saint-Jean , Gaby , Issime , Fontainemore , Lillianes and Perloz . The last three municipalities mentioned are part of the community association Comunità Montana Monte Rosa ; the first four named are grouped in the Union of the Aostatal Walser communities .

Mountains

In the upper area of the valley borders on the massif of Monte Rosa. The peaks of the mountains Castor (4221 m), Liskamm West (4481 m), Liskamm East (4527 m) and Ludwigshöhe (4342 m) form the end of the valley, which is covered by large areas of snow and ice: from west to east there the Felik Glacier, the Lys Glacier and the Endregletscher.

Other significant peaks in the valley are:

Testa Grigia (French: Tête grise , German Grauhaupt, in the Walser dialect Groabhopt ) - 3315 m, at the height of Gressoney-la-Trinité, towers above both the Lystal and the Ayas Valley.

Schwarzhorn - 4322 m, lies on the transition to Valsesia

Balmenhorn - 4167 m, on the ridge that goes south from Ludwigshöhe to the Vincent pyramid.

Vincent pyramid - 4215 m

Punta di Ciampono ( Tschamponohore ) - 3233 m

Alta Luce ( Hochliecht ) - 3185 m

Corno Vitello ( Chalberhore ) - 3057 m

Mountain crossings

Numerous crossings and mountain passes , some of them very high up, lead to the neighboring Alpine valleys , which can only be walked:

to the Mattertal :
- Lysjoch or Lisjoch - 4152 m, the transition for mountaineers is east of it at 4246 m
- Felikjoch - 4066 m
to Ayas Valley:
- Bättforko - 2672 m
- Saleroforko - 2689 m
- Col Pinter (in the Walser dialect Pentecoll ) - 2776 m
- Col Bettaforca (in the Walser dialect Bättforko ) - 2,676 m, located between Punta Bettolina and Bättspetz.
- Col Chasten - 2549 m
- Col Dondeuil (in the Walser dialect Münhufurku ) - 2338 m
- Col Ranzola (in the Walser dialect Arescoll ) - 2170 m
- Frudierecoll - 2271 m
to Valsesia :
- Col Vincent - 4088 m
- Passo dei Salati - 2936 m
- Col d'Olen - 2881 m, crossing between the Rifugio del Lys and Rifugio Città di Vigevano mountain huts
- Colle di Valdobbia - 2480 m
- Colle del Loo (Loocoll) - 2452 m
To the Valle Cervo :
- Colle della Mologna Grande - 2364 m
- Colle della Gragliasca - 2208 m
to the Biellese and the Sacro Monte di Oropa :
- Colle della Barma - 2261 m.