Engadin Valley - St. Moritz, Graubünden, Switzerland

Forested slopes frame an open valley above Champfèr, with lakes and Alpine peaks stretching into the distance. From this hillside viewpoint in St. Moritz, the scene follows the Upper Engadin toward Silvaplana, taking in village rooftops, meadows and wooded ridges beneath the mountains of southeastern Switzerland.

Known locally as the Engadin, this high valley lies in the canton of Graubünden, where settlements sit between mountain slopes and a chain of lakes. The elevated perspective shows how the landscape fits together, from the buildings on the valley floor to the rocky ground above the forests.

Seasonal changes reshape the view, with fresh green growth giving way to golden larches in autumn and snow-covered slopes in winter. Clouds can soften or conceal the distant ridgelines, while clear weather reveals the mountain backdrop beyond the lakes. Across the foreground, dark conifers contrast with the lighter trees and open grassland.

Did You Know? Larches are deciduous conifers: their needles turn golden in autumn and fall before winter, then grow back in spring.

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