Lago di Saoseo
Appearance
Lago di Saoseo | |
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Location | Poschiavo, Grisons |
Coordinates | 46°23′53″N 10°07′34″E / 46.398°N 10.126°E |
Basin countries | Switzerland |
Max. length | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
Max. width | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
Surface area | 2.5 ha (6.2 acres)[1] |
Max. depth | 17 m (56 ft) |
Surface elevation | 2,028 m (6,654 ft)[2] |
Lago di Saoseo (Lagh da Saoseo) is a lake in the Val da Camp, a valley in the Poschiavo region of the Grisons, Switzerland.
Due to its intense blue color and picturesque surrounding nature, it is considered one of the most beautiful mountain lakes in Switzerland.[3][4]
Access
[edit]The lake can only be reached on foot on hiking trails. A circular trail leads from Alp Camp (accessible in summer by minibus,[5] closed to individual traffic without a permit) in about two hours to Lagh da Saoseo and the slightly higher Lagh da Val Viola.[6] From Sfazù on the Bernina Pass road, a circular hike of about five hours leads to the two lakes.[7]
The mountain hut Rifugio Saoseo is located near the lake.
References
[edit]- ^ Area retrieved from Google Earth (July 2013)
- ^ Height retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps
- ^ Lago di Saoseo on myswitzerland.com
- ^ Hike to the fabulous Lagh da Saoseo (in German), Neue Zürcher Zeitung of October 12, 2012
- ^ Postauto.ch: Val da Camp
- ^ Sentiero Val da Camp on schweizmobil.ch
- ^ Circular hike Sfazù - Lagh da Saoseo on wegwandern.ch (in German)
External links
[edit]- Media related to Lago di Saoseo at Wikimedia Commons