Val Roseg
| Val Roseg | ||
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 Val Roseg in summer |
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| location | canton of Grisons | |
| Waters | Ova da Roseg | |
| Mountains | Alps | |
| Geographical location | 786 765 / 145 830 | |
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| height | 1770 to 3937 m above sea level M. | |
| length | 12 km | |
The Val Roseg ( , in the Rhaeto-Romanic idiom Puter ) is an alpine high and left side valley of the Val Bernina in the Swiss canton of Graubünden . It belongs to the Samedan municipality .
geography
It extends in a north-northeast direction, is around 12 kilometers long and is traversed by the Ova da Roseg ( ).
The highest point of the valley floor is at the 1.5 kilometer long lake Lej da Vadret at an altitude of 2160 meters, the lowest point is southeast of the Pontresina train station at an altitude of 1770 meters.
At the end of the valley on the northern slope of the Bernina Group lies the Roseg Glacier , to the east of it the Piz Roseg .
Alpine farming and tourism
There are two Alps in the valley: Alp Prüma (first Alp) and Alp Seguonda (second Alp).
The Val Roseg is largely untouched, car-free and is only used gently for tourism, hiking, cross-country skiing, etc. The hotel and excursion restaurant “Roseg Gletscher” is located at an altitude of 1999 meters. Here a mountain hiking trail leads over the Fuorcla Surlej into the Engadine .
The Coazhütte , a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC), is located at the back of the valley at an altitude of 2610 m above sea level. M. above the Lej da Vadret. In summer, the hut can be reached in around 3 hours on a mountain hiking trail from the middle station of the Corvatsch cable car via Fuorcla Surlej .
literature
- Jürg Alean: Glaciers of the Alps . Haupt, Bern 2010, ISBN 978-3-258-07608-9 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )