The Bregaglia Range (commonly the Bregaglia) is a small group of mostly granite mountains in Graubünden, Switzerland and the Province of Sondrio, northern Italy. It derives its name from the partly Swiss, partly Italian valley, the Val Bregaglia, and is known as Bergell in German. Other names which are applied to the range include the Val Masino Alps and, to describe the main ridge, Masino-Bregaglia-Disgrazia. Vicosoprano (1,067 m) is the main settlement in the Swiss part of the range.

Bregaglia Range
View across the village of Soglio (foreground) to the peaks of the western Bregaglia – the Sciora peaks (left), Piz Cengalo (left centre) and Piz Badile (centre)
Highest point
Peak	Monte Disgrazia
Elevation	3,678 m (12,067 ft)
Coordinates	46°16′09″N 9°44′57″E
Geography
Countries	Italy and Switzerland
Cantons/Regions	Grisons and Lombardy
Range coordinates	46°17.7′N 9°42.3′E
Parent range	Alps

The range is a popular mountaineering destination, and includes such peaks as Monte Disgrazia, Piz Cengalo and Piz Badile. Well-known mountaineers who are associated with the area and have made significant first ascents in the range include Leslie Stephen, D. W. Freshfield, W. A. B. Coolidge, Christian Klucker, Paul Güssfeldt and Riccardo Cassin.

A cable-car service runs from Pranzaira to the Albigna lake, and the Albigna hut (2,331 m) is a further 30–45-minute walk up the east side of the barrage.

Significant peaks

Glaciers

Main glaciers :

• Forno Glacier
• Albigna Glacier

Photo gallery

• 
  Piz Badile above the Val Bondasca
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  Piz Badile from the south
• 
  Soglio
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  Vicosoprano
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  Cima di Castello
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  Albigna lake
• 
  Forno Glacier
• 
  Forno hut

See also

• Swiss Alps

References

• Collomb, Robin G., Bregaglia East, Goring: West Col Productions, 1971
• Collomb, Robin G., Bregaglia West, Goring: West Col Productions, 1984

External links

• The Bregaglia on SummitPost
• Bregaglia Tourist Promotion Board
• Itinerary of the Via Bregaglia
• Panorama of the Bregaglia

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[it] Monti della Val Bregaglia