Piz Scerscen

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Piz Scerscen
Piz Bernina (centre-left), Piz Scerscen (centre-right) and Piz Roseg (right), seen from Piz Corvatsch
Elevation	3,971 metres (13,028 feet)
Location	Italy / Switzerland
Range	Bernina Range
Prominence	76 m
First ascent	13 September 1877 by Paul Güssfeldt, Hans Grass and Caspar Capat

Piz Scerscen (3,971 m) is a mountain in the Bernina Range in Switzerland and Italy, joining the neighbouring Piz Bernina by its north-east ridge via a 3,895 m pass. Its name means 'the circular mountain' ('Scerscen' is pronounced cherchen).

The mountain has a prominent secondary summit called the Schneehaube (3,875 m).

The first ascent of Piz Scerscen was by Paul Güssfeldt, Hans Grass and Caspar Capat on 13 September 1877 via the north-west spur, descending the same way. This is the well-known Eisnase route, involving a 100-metre ice pitch of between 60–70°,^[1] although its precise length and steepness are debated.[1] . This was the route followed by Walter Risch on the first solo ascent of the mountain in 1924. The first ascent of the north-west face was by Christian Klucker and L. Norman-Neruda on 9 July 1890.