Lai Mort
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| Lai Mort, in the background the Pass d'Ela . | ||
| Geographical location | Canton of Graubünden , Switzerland | |
| Drain | Ragn da Cotschna → Ragn d'Err → Gelgia | |
| Location close to the shore | Tinizong | |
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| Coordinates | 772 125 / 163 456 | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 2603 m above sea level M. | |
| surface | 0.636 4 ha | |
| length | 113 m | |
| width | 80 m | |
| scope | 305 m | |
| Catchment area | 63,500.6 ha | |
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| Lai Mort, in the background Lai Grond and the Fuorcla da Tschitta . | ||
The Lai Mort ( Romansh in the idiom Surmiran lai , lake 'and mort ' dead ') is a mountain lake between Tinizong and Bergün to the municipality of Surses in the canton of Grisons in the Swiss Alps . He is at 2603 m above sea level. M. , south of the Pass d'Ela . The lake is located in the middle of Parc Ela , a 600 km² nature park opened in 2006 .
Location and surroundings
The lake is located in the Albula Alps on the small Laiets plateau (Romansh for 'Seechen'). There are two more lakes on the high plateau: the Lai Grond ( 1595 m ) and a lake not listed on the national map at 2648 m northeast of the Pizza Grossa .
Ela round trip
A well-known hike or ski tour for less experienced mountaineers is the Ela round tour. The two-day tour begins in Bergün ( 1367 m ) or Filisur ( 1032 m ) and leads to the Ela Hut ( 2252 m ) on the first day . On the second day, the tour leads over the Pass d'Ela ( 2724 m ), past the three mountain lakes on the Laiets plateau (a nameless lake at 2648 m , Lai Mort and Lai Grond ) to Fuorcla da Tschitta ( 2830 m ) and then to Preda ( 1789 m ).
Duration: 3½ - 4½ hours on the first and 5 hours on the second day.
Difficulty: B
Access
Frequent starting points are Pensa, Naz , the Ela hut or Plang la Curvanera. The alpine road from Tinizong into the Val d'Err to Penza is closed to general motor vehicle traffic. A little road from Savognin via Tussagn leads to the Plang la Curvanera car park ( 1893 m above sea level ) . A hiking bus runs on Tuesdays and Fridays from Savognin to Penza and on Wednesdays to Plang la Curvanera.
From Tinizong
- Starting point: Tinizong ( 1232 m ) or Pensa ( 1673 m )
- Route: Tinizong, Pensa, Motta d'Err, Alp Viglia ( 1973 m ), Egipta
- Marked as a white-red-white hiking trail
- Difficulty: B
- Time required: 4 hours from Tinizong or 3 hours from Pensa
From Naz
- Starting point: Naz ( 1232 m )
- Route: Val Tschitta, Fuorcla da Tschitta ( 2830 m ), Lai Grond
- Marked as a white-red-white hiking trail
- Difficulty: B
- Time required: 4 hours
From the Ela hut
- Starting point: Bergün ( 1367 m ), Alvaneu Bad ( 957 m ), Filisur ( 1032 m ) or Ela hut ( 2252 m )
- Route: Ela Hut, Pass d'Ela ( 2723 m ), Nameless Lake ( 2648 m )
- Marked as a white-red-white hiking trail
- Difficulty: EB
- Time required: 4 hours from Bergün, 5 hours from Alvaneu Bad, 5 hours from Filisur or 1½ hours from Ela-Hütte
From Savognin
- Starting point: Savognin ( 1207 m ) or Plang la Curvanera ( 1844 m )
- Route: Savognin, Soras, Nassegl, Plang Begls, Lai Tigiel ( 2462 m ), Pass digls Orgels ( 2692 m ), Cotschen ( 2827 m ), Pass d'Ela ( 2723 m ), Nameless Lake ( 2648 m )
- Marked as a white-red-white hiking trail
- Difficulty: B
- Time required: 5¼ hours from Savognin or 3¾ hours from Plang la Curvanera
literature
- National map of Switzerland, sheet 1236 Savognin, 1: 25000, Federal Office of Topography, 2015 edition
Web links
- Lai Mort on schweizersee.ch
- www.hikr.org Various tour reports
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ela-Rundtour on the homepage of Switzerland Tourism, accessed on August 12, 2017.
- ↑ Bike & hiking bus timetable on the Savognin Bivio Albula holiday region website, accessed on April 8, 2018