Lai da Sontga Maria

#519 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Lai da Sontga Maria is a lake, located north of the Lukmanier Pass in Switzerland. It lies almost entirely in the municipality of Medel, a tiny fraction of the south-west part of the lake belonging to the municipalities of Quinto and Blenio. The reservoir has a surface area is 1.77 km². The arch dam Santa Maria was completed in 1968. The main road of the Lukmanier Pass runs along the eastern shore of the lake. ()

Alternative names: Maximum depth: 282 ftElevation: 6260 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 46°34'31"N, 8°47'42"E

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GraubündenSwitzerland

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Lai da Sontga Maria – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Cadagno, Lago Retico, Lai da Nalps, Scopi.

4.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Cadagno
111 min walk • Lake Cadagno is a meromictic lake in the Piora valley, Switzerland. As one of a few meromictic lakes in Europe, it is the object of numerous scientific studies.
4.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago Retico
117 min walk • Lago Retico is a lake in the canton Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 8.5 ha.
4.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lai da Nalps
107 min walk • Lai da Nalps is a reservoir in the municipality of Tujetsch, Grisons, Switzerland. It has a capacity of 45 million m³ and a surface area of 0.91 km². The reservoir is connected to Lai da Sontga Maria and Lai da Curnera in neighboring valleys.
1.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Scopi
43 min walk • The Scopi is a 3,190-metre-high mountain in the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Lukmanier Pass on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. A cable car connects the summit from the road of Lukmanier Pass below the dam, and on the top lies a radar and an air traffic control building, owned by the Swiss Army.
2.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo dell'Uomo
59 min walk • Pizzo dell'Uomo is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps and part of the extended Saint-Gotthard Massif, located between Lai da Sontga Maria and Pizzo del Sole, in the canton of Ticino, just southwest of the Passo del Lucomagno.
4.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Ravetsch
113 min walk • Piz Ravetsch is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located in Graubünden near the border with Ticino. Piz Ravetsch is the highest summit of the range that separates Val Maighels and the valley of Lake Curnera.
3.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Blas
82 min walk • Piz Blas is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Graubünden and Ticino. At 3,019 metres above sea level, Piz Blas is the highest mountain of Val Cadlimo, a valley drained by the Reno da Medel, a tributary of the Rhine.
2.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Rondadura
54 min walk • Piz Rondadura is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps in Switzerland, located on the border between the cantons of Graubünden and Ticino. It overlooks Lukmanier Pass and Lake Sontga Maria on its east side.
0.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Lukmanier Pass
24 min walk • Lukmanier Pass is a pass in the Swiss Alps. The road from Disentis/Mustér in the canton of Graubünden leads through the Val Medel across the pass to the Blenio valley and Biasca in the canton of Ticino.
3.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo del Sole
95 min walk • The Pizzo del Sole is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps in the Swiss canton of Ticino. With a height of 2,773 metres, it is the highest point of the Val Piora. On its southern side are located the lakes of Chiéra.
2.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Gannaretsch
66 min walk • Piz Gannaretsch is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Sedrun in Graubünden. At 3,040 metres above sea level, its summit is the highest point of the range lying between St Gotthard Pass and Lukmanier Pass.