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Bellavista 3922m
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Bellavista 3922m 

Page Type: Mountain/Rock

Location: Oberengadin, Italy/Switzerland, Europe

Lat/Lon: 46.38069°N / 9.90692°E

Activities: Mountaineering, Skiing

Season: Spring, Summer

Elevation: 12868 ft / 3922 m

 

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Created/Edited: Nov 19, 2007 / May 17, 2008

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Overview

The Bellavista is between the Piz Palü 3901m and the Piz Zupo 3996m, on the Boarder Switzerland / Italy. Bellavista are in the Bernina Group

Bellavista has "four Peaks", the main peak is 3922m high. The Mountain is nearby the hamlet Morteratsch in Switzerland and Barchi in Italy. Bellavista is surrounded by two large glacier named "Vadret da Morteratsch" and "Altipiano di Fellaria", with big and dangerous crevasses. Bellavista is a popular mountain in summer as well as in spring with ski.

If you have any question, do not hesitate to contact me at: cyrill74@gmx.ch

 
Bellavista 3922m


Route & Difficulty

The normal route from Switzerland:

Boval-Hut or Hotel Diavolezza - Fortezza ridge / Fortezza 3482m - Fuorcla Bellavista - Bellavista. Eminently beautiful is the exceeding over all four peaks, with descent to the Marco e Rosa Hut 3597m.
Difficulty: WS (PD) (take care of the large crevasses!)

Ski tour route:

Boval Hut - Isla Persa - Fortezza ridge / Fortezza 3482m - Bellavista 3922m. Difficulty: ZS, 1400 metres in altitude, Route no.748a & 748b

The normal route from Italy:

Bivacco Pansera 3549m - Altipiano di Fellaria - Fuorcla Bellavista 3688m - Bellavista 3922m. > On the Italy side, i guess the crevasses are not so large.

Difficulty: L-WS (F-PD)

Accommodations

- Boval-Hut 2495m (Chamanna da Boval) >Link: Boval Hut

- Bivouac Pansera 3549m >Link: Pansera

- Marco e Rosa Hut 3597m >Link: Marco e Rosa Hut

- Hotel Diavolezza 2973m >Link: Diavolezza & Diavolezza Magic

- Marinelli Hut 2813m >Link: Marinelli Hut

 
Boval Hut 2495m




Getting there

By public transport:

SBB & RHB-railway from St.Moritz to the railway station Morteratsch

Online train&bus schedule (public transport Switzerland): SBB schedule


By car:

From Switzerland:
Above the Julierpass 2284m (Pass dal Güglia) or the Berninapass 2307m (Passo del Bernina)

When you go to the Guesthouse Diavolezza 2973m, take Cable car up, from Bernina-Diavolezza 2093m (car park and railway station)

From Italy:
for the Central range follow the road for Campo Moro
near the dam of Campo Moro the starting point of the paths to
- Bivouac Pansera 3549m
- Rifugio Marinelli 2813m
- Rifugio Marco e Rosa (3597m)

Online Route scheduler: route scheduler in english and TCS.ch

Books & Maps

Guidebook summer:
Bündner Alpen 5
Pierino Giuliani

Guidebook winter / ski tour:
Skitouren Graubünden
Vital Eggenberger

Online map for Switzerland:

www.mapplus.ch

Map Search - Online Maps

Links

Guesthouse Diavolezza

Tourism St.Moritz

Switzerland Tourism: www.myswitzerland.com

Gisons Tourism: www.graubünden.ch

Good and favorable accommodations: www.rooms.ch

Weather conditions in Switzerland & Italy

Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology

Weather SFDRS

Meteo News.ch

Freemeteo

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