Umbrail group
| Umbrail group | |
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 The highest peaks of the Umbrail group (snow-covered, from left to right: Piz Murtaröl, Piz Magliavachas and Piz Tea Fondada) above the Valle di Fraéle. |
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| Highest peak | Piz Murtaröl ( 3180 m above sea level ) |
| location | Graubünden , Lombardy |
| part of | Central Alps : Münstertal Alps (SAC) / Bündner Alps (CH) or Southern Eastern Alps : Ortler Alps (AVE) |
| Coordinates | 818 362 / 161 632 |
The Umbrail Group is a mountain group or sub-group between the Umbrail Pass and Ova dal Gall in Graubünden and Lombardy with the Münstertal as a boundary to the north.
The allocation of the group is handled in a particularly inconsistent manner: according to the Austrian Alpine Club division of the Eastern Alps , it belongs to the Ortler Alps , which extend in an easterly direction , with which it is connected by the Umbrail Pass. According to the division of the Swiss Alpine Club and SOIUSA , it is part of the Münstertal Alps . According to the Swiss spatial structure, it is one of the Graubünden Alps . There are also older assignments to the Livigno Alps bordering southwest or the Sesvenna group to the north . Similarly, the allocation of the east following is Fallaschkamms between Umbrailstraße and Trafoiertal handled differently.
The peaks are usually not difficult and rarely visited. The ascent of the Piz Umbrail ( 3,032 m ) near the pass and the summit in the area of the Ofenpass are very popular . Other important peaks are the Piz Schumbraida ( 3124 m slm ), the Piz Tea Fondada ( 3144 m slm ) and the Piz Turettas ( 2962 m ). The group consists of a northern ridge between Münstertal and Val Mora and a southern main ridge between Val Mora and Valle di Fraele .
The group consists mainly of dolomite rocks and is characterized by extensive areas. An important developer of the Umbrail group at the beginning of the 20th century was Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth , who excelled in geological exploration as well as numerous first ascents in the group.
literature
- Peter Holl: Alpine Club Guide Ortleralpen . Bergverlag Rudolf Rother , Munich 1990. ISBN 3-7633-1313-3
- Perret, Martin: Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair. Münstertal Alps and Umbrail Group. Club guide SAC Bündner-Alpen 9 , 1986, ISBN 978-3-85902-058-0
- Stefan Schmid: Geology of the umbrail area . In: Volume 66 of Eclogae geologicae Helveticae , Verlag Zürich, 1973.