Vecchia cava di quarzo

Vecchia cava di quarzo is a quarry in Mesocco, Region Moesa, Graubünden. Vecchia cava di quarzo is situated nearby to the village San Bernardino, as well as near the peak Piz de la Lumbreida.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Bernardino Pass and San Bernardino church.

San Bernardino Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: Harald Hetzner, CC0.

San Bernardino Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting the Hinterrhein and the Mesolcina valleys between Thusis and Bellinzona. Located in the far eastern side of the Western Alps it is not to be confused with the Great St Bernard Pass and the Little St Bernard Pass. San Bernardino Pass is situated 3 km northwest of Vecchia cava di quarzo.

San Bernardino church

Church

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

San Bernardino church is situated 1¼ km south of Vecchia cava di quarzo.

Piz de la Lumbreida

Peak

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Piz de la Lumbreida is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking San Bernardino in the canton of Graubünden. Piz de la Lumbreida is situated 2½ km east of Vecchia cava di quarzo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Bernardino and Hinterrhein.

San Bernardino

Village

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San Bernardino is a mountainous village in the canton of Grisons in Switzerland. It is the southern entry point to the San Bernardino tunnel, which complemented the road over the San Bernardino Pass in 1967, opening a new all-year-round road to crossing the Alps.

Hinterrhein

Village

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Hinterrhein is a village and a former municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The village is located near the start of the river Hinterrhein/Rein Posteriur, one of the two initial tributaries of the Rhine. Hinterrhein is situated 6 km north of Vecchia cava di quarzo.