Diavolezza

The Diavolezza is a mountain pass and ski resort above the Val Bernina in Graubünden. It has an altitude of 2,973 metres (9,754 ft) and is located between Munt Pers (northwest, 3,207 metres (10,522 ft)) and Piz Trovat (southeast, 3,146 metres (10,322 ft).

Diavolezza
Highest point
Elevation2,973 m (9,754 ft)
Prominence0 m (0 ft) 
Parent peakMunt Pers
ListingList of mountains of Switzerland
Coordinates46°24′44″N 9°57′53″E 
Naming
English translationfemale devil
Language of nameItalian
Geography
Diavolezza
Location in Switzerland
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGrisons
Parent rangeRhaetian Alps
Topo mapSwiss Federal Office for Topography – swisstopo
Geology
Mountain typeViewpoint

From Diavolezza one can see the highest peaks of the Eastern Alps: the Piz Bernina and the Vadret Pers, a tributary of the Morteratsch Glacier (Vadret da Morteratsch).

Tourism

The mountain can be reached by cable car from Val Bernina, the Bernina Pass valley. At the base station of the cable car on 2,093 metres (6,867 ft) there is the Bernina Diavolezza railway station on the Bernina Line of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB)). At the top station, there is a restaurant with a panoramic terrace, as well as a hotel offering both hotel-class and bunk-style accommodations.

The Diavolezza is one of the ski areas of the Upper Engadine (from 1,896 m to 3,066 m). The skiing area is connected to that of Piz Lagalb, which lies on the opposite side of the valley. The two areas are usually promoted as one, called Diavolezza-Lagalb. The Diavolezza-Lagalb area is known for its difficult slopes, all red and black, as well as the good snow conditions lasting often as long as May. Especially popular is the difficult 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) slope down the Morteratsch Glacier to the Morteratsch railway station (the slope on the glacier is marked and secured).

Each month at full moon, there is moonlight skiing in the evening.

Panorama
Panorama from Diavolezza. From left to right: Piz Palü, Bellavista, Crast' Agüzza (small rocky peak in the middle), Piz Bernina and Piz Morteratsch

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