Piz Vallatscha, Swiss National Park

#16 among attractions in Swiss National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Piz Vallatscha is a mountain of the Sesvenna Range of the Alps, located north of the Ofen Pass in the canton of Graubünden. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 9911 ftProminence: 574 ftCoordinates: 46°40'8"N, 10°18'50"E

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Piz Vallatscha – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Alpine Astrovillage Lü-Stailas, Val Müstair, Piz Daint, Piz Sesvenna.

4 miSE
Observatories and planetariums
Alpine Astrovillage Lü-Stailas
102 min walk • Alpine Astrovillage is a center for astrophotography and stargazing in the eastern Swiss Alps, high above the valley floor of the Val Müstair in the canton Graubünden. It was founded by Drs. Vaclav & Jitka Ourednik during the International Year of Astronomy 2009. The complete name is Alpine Astrovillage Lü-Stailas.
5.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Val Müstair
131 min walk • Val Müstair is a municipality in the Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It was formed on 1 January 2009 through the merger of Tschierv, Fuldera, Lü, Valchava, Santa Maria Val Müstair and Müstair.
3.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Daint
93 min walk • Piz Daint is a mountain of the Swiss Ortler Alps, overlooking the Ofen Pass in the canton of Graubünden. The closest locality is Tschierv on the north side.
4.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Sesvenna
126 min walk • Piz Sesvenna is the highest mountain in the Sesvenna Range of the Alps. It lies between the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the Italian region of South Tyrol. The summit is located within Switzerland, very close to the Italian border and main watershed. On the north side of Piz Sesvenna lies a glacier named Vadret da Sesvenna.
5.9 miW
Mountain
Piz Laschadurella, Swiss National Park
152 min walk • Piz Laschadurella is a mountain in the Sesvenna Range of the Alps, located east of Zernez in the canton of Graubünden. Its southern side is part of the Swiss National Park.
5.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Munt la Schera, Swiss National Park
132 min walk • Munt la Schera is a mountain of the Ortler Alps, located south of Il Fuorn in the canton of Graubünden. The Munt la Schera Tunnel runs inside the mountain at a height of approximately 1,800 metres.
2.3 miSW
Mountain pass with hiking trails and ruins
Fuorn Pass
58 min walk • Fuorn Pass or Ofen Pass is a high alpine mountain pass in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The name is based on the ovens that were used in ironworks in the area. The ruins of these ovens can still be seen from nearby trails.
4.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Terza
117 min walk • Piz Terza is a mountain in the Sesvenna Range of the Alps, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. The closest locality is Müstair.
5.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Cristanas
150 min walk • Piz Cristanas is a mountain in the Sesvenna Range of the Alps, located east of S-charl in the canton of Graubünden. It lies on the range between the Val Sesvenna and the Val d'Uina, a few hundred metres west of the Italian border.
5.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Pisoc, Swiss National Park
140 min walk • Piz Pisoc is a mountain in the Sesvenna Range of the Alps, overlooking Tarasp in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. With an elevation of 3,173 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the Sesvenna Range west of Pass Costainas and the second highest summit of the whole range.
1.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Tavrü
29 min walk • Piz Tavrü is a mountain in the Sesvenna Range of the Alps, located north of the Ofen Pass in the canton of Graubünden. Its southern side is part of the Swiss National Park.