Piz Gannaretsch

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).

Piz Gannaretsch
Piz Gannaretsch from Lai da Sontga Maria
Highest point
Elevation3040 m (9974 ft)[1]
Prominence933 m (3,061 ft)[1]
Parent peakFinsteraarhorn
Isolation4.8 km (3.0 mi) 
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°36′43.3″N 8°47′11.2″E
Geography
Piz Gannaretsch
Location in Switzerland
LocationGraubünden, Switzerland
Parent rangeLepontine Alps

A glacier named Glatscher da Gannaretsch lies over the north-western flanks of Piz Gannaretsch.

References

  1. "Piz Gannaretsch, Switzerland". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-09-12.


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