Piz Muragl

Piz Muragl
height	3156  m above sea level M.
location	Canton of Graubünden , Switzerland
Mountains	Livigno Alps
Dominance	1.42 km →  Piz Vadret
Notch height	162 m ↓  Fuorcla Clüx
Coordinates	791 780  /  152673 coordinates: 46 ° 29 '52 "  N , 9 ° 56' 14"  O ; CH1903:  791 780  /  152673

The Piz Muragl (possible from the Latin mora 'pile of stones', i.e. moriculu or morale with the influence of the Rhaeto-Romanic müraglia 'walls') is a mountain east of Pontresina in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland . The mountain has a double peak , which is particularly proud and imposing from the north. The eastern tip is at 3156  m above sea level. M. the higher, while the western tip ( 3150  m above sea level ) more upstream to the west, is most striking. Because of the extensive view of the Bernina group and the landscape of the Upper Engadin, as well as the easy accessibility with the Muottas Muragl cable car, the summit is often visited in both winter and summer.

Location and surroundings

v. l. No. Munt la Bês-cha , Las Sours , Piz Muragl and Piz Languard , taken from Lake St. Moritz .

The Piz Muragl belongs to the Piz Languard group, a subgroup of the Livigno Alps . The municipal boundary between Pontresina and Samedan runs above the summit . The Piz Muragl is bordered in the southwest by the Val Bernina and in the north by the Val Muragl .

The neighboring peaks include Munt la Bês-cha and Las Sours in the north-west, Piz Clüx and Piz Languard in the south-east, and Piz Vadret and Il Corn in the north-east.

The most distant visible point ( 45 ° 16 ′ 54 ″  N , 7 ° 3 ′ 2.6 ″  E ) from Piz Muragl is the Pointe de Charbonnel ( 3752  m ) southeast of Bessans in the Graian Alps in the Savoie department , Auvergne region -Rhône-Alpes , France and is 261 km away.

Piz Muragl had two glaciers on the north and east sides. Today, however, they are almost gone.

The valley location is Pontresina; frequent starting points are Muottas Muragl and Alp Languard .

Routes to the summit

Summer routes

From Pontresina, over the southwestern foothills

• Starting point: Pontresina ( 1805  m ) or Alp Languard ( 2327  m )
• Via: western foothills to the western tip, then to the highest elevation
• Difficulty: WS
• Time required: 3 hours from Pontresina or 1½ hours from Alp Languard

From Pontresina, over the northwest ridge

• Starting point: Pontresina ( 1805  m ) or Alp Languard ( 2327  m )
• Via: Foura da l'Amd'Ursina
• Difficulty: ZS
• Time required: 3½ hours from Pontresina or 2 hours from Alp Languard

Crossing the ridge from Las Sours

• Starting point: Las Sours ( 3007  m )
• Via: northwest ridge
• Difficulty: ZS
• Time required: 2 hours
• Note: For routes to Las Sours, see the Las Sours article

From the Punt Muragl over the northwest ridge

• Starting point: Punt Muragl ( 1738  m ) or Muottas Muragl ( 2454  m )
• Via: Lej Muragl
• Difficulty: ZS
• Time required: 4½ hours from Punt Muragl, 2¾ hours from Muottas Muragl, 1½ hours from Lej Muragl

From Punt Muragl over the northern flank

• Starting point: Punt Muragl ( 1738  m ) or Muottas Muragl ( 2454  m )
• Via: Lej Muragl
• Difficulty: ZS
• Time required: 4½ hours from Punt Muragl, 2¾ hours from Muottas Muragl

Winter routes

From Muottas Muragl

• Starting point: Muottas Muragl ( 2454  m )
• Via: Tschimas da Muottas, Lej Muragl, Gianda Viva, north of Piz Clüx , ski depot at 3070  m
• Exposures: SW, NW
• Difficulty: WS
• Time required: 3 hours

Departure to Pontresina

• End: Pontresina ( 1805  m )
• Via: Costa dals Süts, Alp Languard, north of God Languard
• Exposures: S, SW
• Difficulty: ZS +
• Note: Protected area above Pontresina

gallery

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  v. l. No. Piz Vadret , Piz Clüx , Piz Muragl, Las Sours and Munt la Bês-cha , recorded by Muottas Muragl . The top summit of Piz Muragl (right) is the west summit, the less prominent summit (left) is the main summit.

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  Main peak of Las Sours and the western tip of Piz Muragl (right).

literature

• Bernard Condrau, Walter Candinas: club guide, Bündner Alps . Middle Engadine and Poschiavo. 2nd Edition. tape X . Verlag des SAC, 1984, ISBN 3-85902-039-0 , p. 172-174 .
• Vital Eggenberger: Ski tours Graubünden South . Verlag des SAC, 2010, ISBN 978-3-85902-301-7 , pp. 385 .
• National map of Switzerland, sheet 1257 St. Moritz, 1: 25,000, Federal Office of Topography, 2015 edition.

Web links

Commons : Piz Muragl  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• 360 ° panorama from Piz Muragl
• Tour reports on www.hikr.org

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Andrea Schorta: How the mountain got its name . Small Rhaetian name book with two and a half thousand geographical names of Graubünden. Terra Grischuna Verlag, Chur and Bottmingen / Basel 1988, ISBN 3-7298-1047-2 , p. 107 .
2. ↑ Calculated 360 ° panorama ( U. Deuschle ; information ) from Piz Muragl