Lägh da Cavloc (Italian: ''Lago di Cavloccio'') is a
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
near
Maloja Pass
Maloja Pass ( Italian: ''Passo del Maloja'', German: ''Malojapass'') (1815m a.s.l.) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps in the canton of Graubünden, linking the Engadine with the Val Bregaglia, still in Switzerland and Chiavenna in It ...
in the
Val Forno
Val Forno (German ''Fornotal'') is a valley south of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Grisons with the Forno Glacier at the head of the valley.
Description
The river Orlegna originates from the glacier and flows through the valley. At ''Plan Ca ...
,
Grisons
The Grisons () or Graubünden,Names include:
*german: (Kanton) Graubünden ;
* Romansh:
** rm, label= Sursilvan, (Cantun) Grischun
** rm, label=Vallader, (Chantun) Grischun
** rm, label= Puter, (Chantun) Grischun
** rm, label=Surmiran, (Cant ...
, Switzerland.
While the northern shore is rocky and lined with pine trees, there is a beach on the shallow southern shore that is a popular swimming spot despite the cold water temperature.
There is a mountain restaurant at the lake and the ''Alp da Cavloc'' is located south of the lake.
Access
The lake can be reached on an easy hiking trail from Maloja in about an hour's hiking time.
[Lake Cavloc](_blank)
on graubuenden.ch In winter, the trail is groomed as a winter hiking trail and cross-country ski trail.
Art and culture
The lake was painted by
Giovanni Giacometti
Giovanni Ulrico Giacometti (7 March 1868 – 25 June 1933) was a Swiss painter. He was the father of artists Alberto and Diego Giacometti and architect Bruno Giacometti.
Biography
He was the fourth in a family of eight children. His father, ...
in 1922.
Giovanni Giacometti: ''Lago di Cavloccio''
on sikart.ch
See also
*List of mountain lakes of Switzerland
This is a list of high-altitude lakes in Switzerland. It includes all significant lakes, natural or artificial, with an area over 4 hectares and a height over 800 metres above sea level. This height approximately corresponds to the transiti ...
References
Lakes of Switzerland
Lakes of Graubünden
Bregaglia
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