Boval
Boval is a locality in Pontresina, Maloja District, Graubünden. Boval is situated nearby to the locality Isla Persa, as well as near Gianda Persa.Places of Interest
Highlights include Boval Hut and Piz Bernina.
Boval Hut
Mountain hut
Photo: Telnet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Boval Hut is a refuge in the Alps in Switzerland. It lies at the foot of Piz Morteratsch, above the Morteratsch Glacier. The hut has an altitude of 2,495 metres above the sea.
Piz Bernina
Peak
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Piz Bernina is the highest mountain in the Eastern Alps, the highest point of the Bernina Range, and the highest peak in the Rhaetian Alps. It rises 4,048 m and is located south of Pontresina in the Bernina Region and near the major Alpine resort of St. Moritz, in the Engadin valley. Piz Bernina is situated 4 km south of Boval.
Piz Morteratsch
Peak
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bernina Pass and Alp Grüm.
Bernina Pass
Locality
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bernina Pass is a high mountain pass in the Bernina Range of the Alps, in the canton of Graubünden in eastern Switzerland. It connects the famous resort town of St. Moritz in the Engadin valley with the Italian-speaking Val Poschiavo, which ends in the Italian town of Tirano in Valtellina. Bernina Pass is situated 8 km east of Boval.
Alp Grüm
Hamlet
Photo: Sidonius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alp Grüm is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km southeast of Boval.
Surlej
Village
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Surlej is a village in Graubünden, Switzerland. It is located close to Sankt Moritz and Silvaplana. The town is known for having had Friedrich Nietzsche among its visitors; the philosopher spent every summer from 1883 to 1888 there. Surlej is situated 10 km northwest of Boval.
Boval
- Type: Locality
- Location: Pontresina, Maloja District, Engadin, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.41537° or 46° 24′ 55″ northLongitude
9.9252° or 9° 55′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8FRFCW8G+43OpenStreetMap ID
node 3951064965OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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