Muottas Muragl, Mountain peak in Grisons, Switzerland.
Muottas Muragl is a viewpoint at 2,454 m on the southern slopes of the Blais da Muottas in the Livigno Alps, above the Upper Engadin between Samedan, St. Moritz and Pontresina. A funicular, the Muottas-Muragl-Bahn, climbs 709 m over 2,199 m from Punt Muragl. At the top stand a hotel and a panoramic restaurant; a trail leads about 400 m up to the Segantini Hut on the Schafberg.
In 1904 the joint-stock company Drahtseilbahn "Muottas-Muraigl" was founded under the Swiss railway bank Suiselectra, and construction of the funicular began in 1905. It opened in 1907, making it the oldest mountain railway in the Engadin; guests had previously reached the valley station on foot, by coach or by bus. The line is 2,199 m long and overcomes 709 m of height difference. In 1995 the Celeriner Bergbahnen took over the company.
The name is Romansh: muotta means a hill or rise, and Muragl is a local field name. The mountain lies in the municipality of Samedan, above the Upper Engadin lake plateau of Sils, Silvaplana and St. Moritz. A trail with about 400 metres of ascent leads to the Segantini Hut on the Schafberg, where the painter Giovanni Segantini died in 1899.
The railway operates throughout the day with frequent departures, and tickets can be purchased online or at the valley station. Bring layers and a windbreaker, as temperatures drop significantly at altitude, and sturdy shoes are advisable for any trail walking.
A rock glacier near the summit moves slowly each year, a phenomenon that becomes visible to hikers walking past the site. This ongoing shifting shows how mountain terrain continuously transforms over time.
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