Bacino di Val Malvaglia

#1289 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Bacino di Val Malvaglia is a lake above Malvaglia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The reservoir's surface area is 0.19 km². Its arch dam was built in 1959 and is operated by Officine Idroelettriche di Blenio SA. ()

Elevation: 3196 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 46°25'27"N, 9°1'19"E

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TicinoSwitzerland

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Bacino di Val Malvaglia – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rheinwaldhorn, Cima Rossa, Vogelberg, Pizzo Magn.

4.9 miN
Ridged alp summit first climbed in 1789
Rheinwaldhorn
125 min walk • The Rheinwaldhorn is the highest point in the Swiss canton of Ticino at 3,402 metres above sea level. It lies on the border between the cantons of Graubünden and Ticino, in the Adula massif, part of the St.
3.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cima Rossa
86 min walk • Cima Rossa is a 3,161 metres high mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. On the west side it overlooks the valley of Malvaglia and on the east side it overlooks the valley of Calanca.
4.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Vogelberg
109 min walk • The Vogelberg is a 3,218 metres high mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. It is the highest summit of the Lepontine Alps south of the Rheinwaldhorn.
4.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizzo Magn
112 min walk • Pizzo Magn or Monte Crenone is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Biasca in the canton of Ticino. It is located west of the Mottone di Cava.
3.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cima di Gana Bianca
91 min walk • The Cima di Gana Bianca is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Acquarossa in the canton of Ticino. It lies west of the Rheinwaldhorn, between the main Blenio valley and the Val Malvaglia.
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4.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Puntone dei Fraciòn
113 min walk • Puntone dei Fraciòn is a 3,202-metre-high mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. It is the highest peak of the Calanca valley. On its west side it overlooks the valley of Malvaglia. It lies approximately halfway between the Vogelberg and the Zapporthorn.
4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz di Strega
101 min walk • Piz di Strega is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Pass Giümela on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. Its summit lies south of Pizzo di Ramulazz.
3.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cima dei Cogn
83 min walk • Cima dei Cogn is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. It lies south of the higher Cima Rossa.
2.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Blenio Valley
64 min walk • The Blenio Valley is a valley of the Lepontine Alps in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The valley contains the river Brenno. The upper valley, between Lai da Sontga Maria and Olivone, is named Valle Santa Maria.
4.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Matro
121 min walk • The Matro is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Giornico in the canton of Ticino. It lies at the southern end of the chain separating the main Leventina valley from the Blenio valley. An antenna is located on the summit.
5 miSW
Church
Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Biasca
128 min walk • The church of Sts. Peter and Paul stands east above the village of Biasca on a rocky ridge in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It was built between the end of the 11th and the beginning of the 12th centuries and, with its gallery of murals from various...