Vedretta di Sassal Mason

Vedretta di Sassal Mason is a glacier in Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Graubünden. Vedretta di Sassal Mason is situated nearby to the locality Agroturismo Palü, as well as near Alp Grüm.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ospizio Bernina railway station and Piz Cambrena.

Ospizio Bernina railway station

Railway station

Photo: trams aux fils., CC BY 2.0.

Ospizio Bernina railway station is a station on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway. The station lies on the shores of Lago Bianco, near the Bernina Pass, between the Engadin and the valley of Poschiavo, in Graubünden.

Piz Cambrena

Peak

Photo: Samedan, Public domain.

Piz Cambrena is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps, overlooking the Lago Bianco in the canton of Graubünden. It is situated between Piz Palü and the Bernina Pass.

Palü Lake

Lake

Photo: Mmahr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Palü Lake is a lake below Piz Palü in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It has an elevation of 1,923 m and a surface area of 5.2 ha. Water from Palü Glacier feeds into the lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bernina Pass and Cavaglia.

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.

Cavaglia

Hamlet

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Cavaglia is a small hamlet on the western flank of Val Poschiavo in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. Perched at 1,703 m on the hanging Plan da l'Alp terrace, it lies roughly 4.7 kilometres north-west of Poschiavo village but 700 metres higher, making the road distance 11 kilometres and the Bernina Line rail journey about 25 minutes.