Piz Linard

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Piz Linard

Piz Linard from the North in July 1986
Elevation 3,410 metres (11,188 ft)
Location Switzerland
Range Silvretta
Prominence 1,027 m (3,369 ft)
Coordinates 46°50′N 10°2′E / 46.833, 10.033Coordinates: 46°50′N 10°2′E / 46.833, 10.033
First ascent August 1, 1835 by Oswald Heer and Johann Madutz
Easiest route scramble

Piz Linard is a pyramid-shaped mountain of the Swiss Alps. At 3,410 m it is the highest peak of the Silvretta mountain range.

It was first climbed on August 1st, 1835 by the geologist and naturalist Oswald Heer lead by Johann Madutz.

There is a legend that a man of name "Chounard" reached the summit in 1572 carrying a large golden cross, however the cross has never been found.

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