Bovalhütte
| Chamanna da Boval / Bovalhütte SAC hut category I |
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 East side of the Bovalhütte with a view of Piz Morteratsch. |
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| location | Morteratschtal ; Canton of Graubünden , Switzerland | |
| Mountain range | Bernina group | |
| Geographical location: | 791 151 / 143 445 | |
| Altitude | 2494 m above sea level M. | |
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| owner | SAC - Bernina section | |
| Construction type | hut | |
| Usual opening times | April to October | |
| accommodation | 90 beds | |
| Winter room | 40 bearings | |
| Web link | Website of the section | |
| Hut directory | SAC | |
The Bovalhütte - Rhaeto-Romanic - is a refuge in the Bernina Alps at 2,494 m above sea level. M. and stands west of the tongue of the Morteratsch Glacier in the Swiss canton of Graubünden . The Piz Boval and Piz Morteratsch rise above it in the west . It is manned and belongs to the Bernina section of the Swiss Alpine Club .
history
In 1876 the mountain guide association created the first simple accommodation not far from the left lateral moraine of the Morteratsch glacier. In 1906 the new Bovalhütte is built a little above the first accommodation. This is destroyed by an avalanche in April 1913. The new building at the current location can be inaugurated in autumn 1913. The extension takes place in 1977 and 1978.
Alpinism
Access
- From the Morteratsch station of the Bernina Railway along the left lateral moraine of the Morteratsch Glacier, duration: a good 2 hours.
- From the mountain station of the Diavolezza cable car in winter as a ski tour over Pers and Morteratsch glaciers , duration: 2 hours (due to the melting glaciers, this route is rather difficult and time-consuming in summer).
summit
- Piz Boval ( 3353 m )
- Piz Morteratsch ( 3751 m )
- Piz Argient ( 3945 m )
- Piz Bernina ( 4049 m )
outlook
From the Bovalhütte you can enjoy a wonderful view of the surrounding high mountain landscape. From here you can see not only the Pers and Morteratsch glaciers, which "separated" in 2015, but also the main ridge of the Bernina group including the highest mountain in the Eastern Alps with the famous Binaco ridge .
See also
Web links
- Bovalhütte on the ETHorama platform
- Homepage of the Bovalhütte
- Bovalhütte on the side of the SAC Bernina
- Chamanna da Boval at the portal your mountains