Piz Gannaretsch
Piz Gannaretsch | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3040 m (9974 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 933 m (3,061 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Finsteraarhorn |
Isolation | 4.8 km (3.0 mi) |
Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
Coordinates | 46°36′43.3″N 8°47′11.2″E / 46.612028°N 8.786444°ECoordinates: 46°36′43.3″N 8°47′11.2″E / 46.612028°N 8.786444°E |
Geography | |
Piz Gannaretsch Location in Switzerland | |
Location | Graubünden, Switzerland |
Parent range | Lepontine Alps |
Piz Gannaretsch is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Sedrun in Graubünden. At 3,040 metres above sea level, its summit is the highest point of the range lying between St Gotthard Pass and Lukmanier Pass. The massif of Piz Gannaretsch separates the valleys of Lake Nalps (west) and Lake Sontga Maria (east).
A glacier named Glatscher da Gannaretsch lies over the north-western flanks of Piz Gannaretsch.
References[]
- ^ a b "Piz Gannaretsch, Switzerland". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
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Categories:
- Mountains of Switzerland
- Mountains of Graubünden
- Mountains of the Alps
- Alpine three-thousanders
- Lepontine Alps
- Switzerland stubs