Location Engadin, Grisons Catchment area 129 km (50 sq mi) Max. length 3.1 km (1.9 mi) Area 2.7 km² Length 3.1 km | Primary outflows Lake Champfèr (Inn) Basin countries Switzerland Surface elevation 1,791 m Mean depth 48 m | |
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Primary inflows Cities Silvaplana, Sils im Engadin/Segl Similar Lake Sils, Lake St Moritz, Piz Corvatsch, Alps, Corviglia | ||
Switzerland valley engadin winter walking on lake silvaplana
Lake Silvaplana (German: Silvaplanersee; Romansh: Lej da Silvaplauna) is a lake in the Upper-Engadine valley of Grisons, Switzerland. It takes its name from the village of Silvaplana. The lake is also connected to the nearby Lej da Champfèr. Together with its larger neighbour, Lake Sils, it is among the largest lakes of the Grisons. Lake Silvaplana is overlooked by several mountains over 3,000 metres, notably Piz Corvatsch, Piz Julier and Piz Surlej. The lake's drainage basin culminates at Piz Corvatsch (3,451 m) and comprises several glaciers, the largest being the Vadret dal Tremoggia.
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- Switzerland valley engadin winter walking on lake silvaplana
- Map of Lake Silvaplana Switzerland
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Map of Lake Silvaplana, Switzerland
A campsite is located on the Northern end of the lake. The lake is also used heavily for sports, such as kitesurfing and windsurfing in the summertime. In the winter, once the lake freezes, it is used for cross country skiing, walking trails, and kitesurfing on snow, with the famous Engadin Skimarathon crossing the lake annually. The rare occasion of black ice also brings ice skaters to the lake.
In Ecce Homo, Friedrich Nietzsche recounts the moment he first conceived his idea of the Eternal Recurrence while walking through the woods beside Lake Silvaplana in August 1881.