Morteratsch
in Region Maloja of Kanton Graubünden, Switzerland

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
46.451 and 9.941 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 46° 27' 4" and E 9° 56' 26"
Currency and Currency Code:
Franc - CHF
Spoken languages:
German, French, Italian, Romansh
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 08:51 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/Zurich
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:12 am and 8:23 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Switzerland in Western Europe

Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42

Delve into Morteratsch

Morteratsch in Region Maloja (Kanton Graubünden) is a town located in Switzerland about 123 mi (or 198 km) east of Bern, the country's capital town.

Time in Morteratsch is now 08:51 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports closer to Morteratsch, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Samedan Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes in Italy at a distance of 6 mi (or 9 km). The closest in Switzerland is Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair in a distance of 27 mi (or 9 km), North-West. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: La Punt-Chamues-ch, Silvaplana, Lanzada, Caspoggio and Chiesa in Valmalenco. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: -1°C / 31 °F

Morning Temperature -10°C / 14 °F
Evening Temperature -0°C / 31 °F
Night Temperature -6°C / 22 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 76%
Air Pressure 1010 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 90% of sky
General Conditions Light snow

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

-2°C (29 °F)
-2°C (28 °F)
Light snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

0°C (33 °F)
1°C (33 °F)
Snow, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

3°C (37 °F)
-0°C (32 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Kronenhof Grand Hotel

Address
3,5 mi
Via Maistra 130
7504 Pontresina
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Quadratscha

Address
6,7 mi
Quadratscha 2
7503 Samedan
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:30 - 22:00
Weekend: 7:30 - 22:00


Hotel Rosatsch

Address
3,3 mi
Via Maistra 157
7504 Pontresina
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 0:3 (lunchbreak: 0:30 - 7:00)
Weekend: 7:00 - 0:30


Bernina 1865 MetaResort

Address
6,7 mi
Plazzet 20
7503 Samedan
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 0:00
Weekend: closed


Cresta Palace

Address
5,8 mi
Via Maistra 75
7505 Celerina
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel Walther

Address
3,0 mi
Via Maistra 215
7504 Pontresina
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel Chesa Rosatsch – Home of Food

Address
5,7 mi
Via San Gian 7
7505 Celerina
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 14:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:30 - 21:00
Weekend: 7:30 - 21:00


Schloss Pontresina Family & Spa

Address
3,6 mi
Via Maistra 94
7504 Pontresina
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 17:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Saratz

Address
3,4 mi
Via da la Staziun 2
7504 Pontresina
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Donatz

Address
6,7 mi
Via Plazzet 15
7503 Samedan
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:30 - Checkin: 14:30
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 20:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 20:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Fahrt Berninapass - Pontresina / HOLIDAYS SWITZERLAND

Published: October 12, 2008
Length: 18:52 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Markus Müller

Fahrt Berninapass - Pontresina / HOLIDAYS SWITZERLAND.


Trenino rosso del Bernina - St. Moritz

Published: March 21, 2009
Length: 30:03 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Enrico Massetti

A trip on the little red train of the Bernina Pass to St. Moritz, converted from a 1984 movie.


Breathtaking Bernina Express: An extraordinary train experience in Switzerland (9/9)

Published: October 02, 2011
Length: 06:45 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: luckylaika

The Bernina Railway is a single track metre gauge railway line forming part of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). It links the spa resort of St. Moritz, in the Canton of Grisons/Graubünden, Switzerland,...


Morteratschgletscher / HOLIDAYS SWITZERLAND

Published: October 12, 2008
Length: 12:06 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Markus Müller

Morteratschgletscher / HOLIDAYS SWITZERLAND.


FIRST TIME ICE CLIMBING in MORTERATSCH

Published: October 06, 2014
Length: 26:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Pietro Ariatta

FIRST TIME IN GLACIER, ICE CLIMBING.


Überfahrt des Bahnübergangs des Bernina Express am Gletscher

Published: September 23, 2011
Length: 26:08 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: 1963Bernie

Eines der Highlights der Fahrt zum Berninapass Mehr Bilder von der Bernina Bahn auf unserer Webseite http://www.crazy-family.4xt.de.


Camping a Bernina alatt 1860 méter magasan

Published: July 28, 2010
Length: 21:08 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: horvath55

Európa legmagasabban fekvő campingjében.


Hirsche Pontresina Schweiz

Published: October 28, 2009
Length: 16:25 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: kjelleklund


Berninapass (west side)

Published: November 01, 2009
Length: 18:19 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: foto1moto

october 2009.


RhB train ride past Morteratsch Glacier on a fine November day.

Published: November 16, 2012
Length: 28:47 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: piebstrains1

After changing trains in Samedan and Pontresina from the Albula to the Bernina section of the RhB "World Heritage" site, we are now going uphill on a particularly spectacular part. On this...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Morteratsch Glacier

The Morteratsch Glacier is the largest glacier by area in the Bernina Range of the Bündner Alps in Switzerland. It is, just after the Pasterze Glacier and Gepatschferner, the third largest and by volume (1.2 km) the most massive glacier in the eastern alps. The Morteratsch Glacier is a typical valley glacier with a pronounced ice front. The accumulation zone lies between the peaks of Piz Morteratsch, Piz Bernina, Crast' Agüzza, Piz Argient, Piz Zupò and Bellavista.

Located at 46.4094, 9.93167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Bernina Range, Engadin, Glaciers of Switzerland, Geography of Graubünden, Glaciers of the Alps

Diavolezza

The Diavolezza (in the local variant of Italian, She-Devil) is a mountain in the area of Pontresina in Graubünden. It has a height of 2978 m and is located southeast of Munt Pers (3207 m). The mountain can be reached by cable car from Val Bernina, the Bernina Pass valley. At the base station of the cable car on 2093 m there is a train station (on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway).

Located at 46.4122, 9.96556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Bernina Range, Engadin, Mountains of the Alps, Mountains of Switzerland, Visitor attractions in Switzerland, Cable cars in Switzerland, Mountains of Graubünden

Surovas (Rhaetian Railway station)

Surovas is a station on the Bernina Railway line. Hourly services operate on this line.

Located at 46.4856, 9.90556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Graubünden, Railway stations opened in 1908, Rhaetian Railway stations

Morteratsch (Rhaetian Railway station)

Morteratsch is a station on the Bernina Railway line. Hourly services operate on this line.

Located at 46.4508, 9.94028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Graubünden, Railway stations opened in 1908, Rhaetian Railway stations

Bernina Diavolezza (Rhaetian Railway station)

Bernina Diavolezza is a station on the Bernina Railway line. Hourly services operate on this line. It is located at the foot of the Diavolezza mountain, as well as the Diavolezza and Lagalb ski regions. In the summer trailhead for hiking are located nearby.

Located at 46.4417, 9.98194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Graubünden, Railway stations opened in 1910, Rhaetian Railway stations

Bernina Suot (Rhaetian Railway station)

Bernina Suot is a station on the Bernina Railway line. Hourly services operate on this line.

Located at 46.4447, 9.96917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Graubünden, Railway stations opened in 1909, Rhaetian Railway stations

Refuge Boval

Refuge Boval is a refuge in the Alps in Switzerland.

Located at 46.4153, 9.925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Refuges of the Alps, Mountain huts in Switzerland

Refuge Diavolezza

Refuge Diavolezza is a refuge in the Alps.

Located at 46.4121, 9.96542 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Refuges of the Alps

capture of the webcam Pontresina: Hotel Walther

Pontresina: Hotel Walther, Pontresina (source)

capture of the webcam Pontresina: Hotel Walther

Pontresina: Hotel Walther, Pontresina (source)

capture of the webcam Pontresina: Engadin St. Moritz − Eiskletter-Schlucht

Pontresina: Engadin St. Moritz − Eiskletter-Schlucht, Pontresina (source)

capture of the webcam Pontresina: Engadin St. Moritz − Ausblick Restaurant Languard

Pontresina: Engadin St. Moritz − Ausblick Restaurant Languard, Pontresina (source)

capture of the webcam Morteratsch: Camping Plauns Pontresina

Morteratsch: Camping Plauns Pontresina, Morteratsch (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Morteratsch