Munt Pers
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 Munt Pers (left), seen from the Morteratsch station of the Bernina Railway |
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| height | 3206 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Graubünden , Switzerland | |
| Mountains | Bernina Alps , Eastern Alps | |
| Dominance | 3.4 km → Piz Boval | |
| Notch height | 234 m ↓ Diavolezza | |
| Coordinates | 793.31 thousand / 144215 | |
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The Munt Pers is 3206 m above sea level. M. high mountain in the Bernina Alps in the Swiss canton of Graubünden .
Location and surroundings
The Munt Pers is enclosed in the east and north by Val Bernina , in the west by Val Morteratsch and the glacier of the same name, and by the Pers glacier in the south. In the southwest of the mountain the Pers glacier flows into the Morteratsch glacier. The Bernina Pass is around 5 km east of the summit .
The summit offers a rewarding panorama, which is dominated in the south and south-west by the high peaks of the Bernina group - the summit ridge of Piz Palü is only 4.5 km south - and on the other side, panoramic views over the Swiss Alps to the Ortler im East offers.
Access
To the southeast of the summit, in the saddle that connects the Munt Pers with the Piz Trovat , is at an altitude of 2973 m above sea level. M. the Diavolezza cable car mountain station with the associated ski area. From there, experienced hikers can reach the summit in around 45 minutes via a mountain path.
Origin of name
The name Munt Pers (German: Lost Mountain) is explained based on the Swiss legend: The Jungfrau vom Morteratsch . The rich farmer's daughter Annetta and the cattle keeper Aratsch are said to have fallen in love, but their parents forbade the relationship unless Aratsch became wealthy in the near future. Aratsch went abroad as a soldier, but his bride died of grief before he returned. Then he should have ridden up to the alp and let his horse jump into a gorge in the glacier behind. As a result, the girl's ghost often wandered around the alp and the herdsmen are said to have heard her complain: "Mort Aratsch" (German: Aratsch has died, see: Morteratsch ). One of the herding boys noticed the phenomenon, whereupon the cows gave more milk and hardly any head of cattle died. His successor, however, referred the spirit of Annetta from the Alp, whereupon he uttered a curse out of a thunderstorm: "Schmaladida saja quaist 'alp e sia pas-chüra!" (German: Cursed be this alp). After that the meadows became deserted and the alp was abandoned. Later the glacier expanded further and also covered the Munt Pers .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Virgin from Morteratsch. (PDF) kiknet.ch, archived from the original on March 2, 2016 ; accessed on July 31, 2015 .
- ↑ The Virgin from Morteratsch. Mutabor Märchenstiftung, accessed on March 24, 2017 .