Bernina Range

#1250 among destinations in Italy

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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The Bernina Range is a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland and northern Italy. It is considered to be part of the Rhaetian Alps within the Central Eastern Alps. It is one of the highest ranges of the Alps, covered with many glaciers. Piz Bernina, its highest peak, is the most easterly four-thousand-metre peak in the Alps. The peak in the range which sees the most ascents is Piz Palü. ()

Local name: Massiccio del Bernina Maximum elevation: 13284 ftCoordinates: 46°22'48"N, 9°54'36"E

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LombardyItaly

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Bernina Range – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bellavista Mountain, Piz Zupò, Piz Scerscen, La Spedla.

1.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bellavista Mountain
30 min walk • Bellavista is a mountain in the Bernina Range in Switzerland and Italy. The mountain is bounded on the east by the Fuorcla Bellavista and on the west by the Pass dal Zupò.
1.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Zupò
34 min walk • Piz Zupò is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies between the valleys of Morteratsch and Malenco. Piz Zupò is the second highest peak in the range after Piz Bernina.
0.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Scerscen
12 min walk • Piz Scerscen, culminating at 3,971 m above sea level, is one of the highest peaks in the Bernina Range, straddling the border between Switzerland and Italy. It is a satellite peak of Piz Bernina, joining it by its north-east ridge via a 3,882 m pass. Its name means 'the circular mountain'.
~730 ftNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
La Spedla
4 min walk • La Spedla is a minor summit south of Piz Bernina on the border between Italy and Switzerland. With a height of 4,020 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit on the Italian side of the Bernina Range and the highest summit in Lombardy.
1.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Argient
32 min walk • Piz Argient is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps on the border between Italy and the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The peak is bounded to the north by the Morteratsch Glacier, to the west by the Upper Scerscen Glacier, and to the south and east by the Fellaria Glacier.
~800 ftW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Crast' Agüzza
4 min walk • Crast' Agüzza is a mountain in the Bernina Range in Italy and Switzerland. The peak is bounded to the north by the Morteratsch Glacier and to the south by the Upper Scerscen Glacier.
0.4 miS
Alpine hut, Hiking
Rifugio Marco e Rosa
12 min walk • The Marco e Rosa Hut is a high mountain refuge located on the southern slopes of the Piz Bernina in Italy. It lies adjacent to the Swiss border. The hut is positioned on the Fourcla Crast' Aguzza and is the highest known mountain hut in Lombardy. It requires mountaineering experience to reach it safely.