Cima di Jazzi

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Cima di Jazzi
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Cima di Jazzi (left) from west
Highest point
Elevation3,803 m (12,477 ft)
Prominence243 m (797 ft)[1]
Parent peakMonte Rosa
Coordinates45°58′51.9″N 7°53′40.9″E / 45.981083°N 7.894694°E / 45.981083; 7.894694Coordinates: 45°58′51.9″N 7°53′40.9″E / 45.981083°N 7.894694°E / 45.981083; 7.894694
Geography
Cima di Jazzi is located in Alps
Cima di Jazzi
Cima di Jazzi
Location in the Alps
LocationValais, Switzerland
Piedmont, Italy
Parent rangePennine Alps

The Cima di Jazzi (English: Jazzi Peak) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border, just north of Monte Rosa. It overlooks Macugnaga on its east (Italian) side. The west (Swiss) side is entirely covered by glaciers.

Geography[]

The SOIUSA partition of the Alps places the mountain in the Monte Rosa group of the alpine subsection Eastern Aosta and Northern Valsesia Alps (Pennine Alps); its code is: I/B-9.III-A.3.a.[2]

Mountain huts[]

References[]

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Altes Weisstor (3,560 m).
  2. ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.

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