Piz Cengalo | |
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Piz Cengalo (left) and Piz Badile (right) from the north side |
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Elevation | 3,369 m (11,053 ft) |
Prominence | 620 m (2,034 ft) [1] |
Parent peak | Monte Disgrazia |
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Piz Cengalo
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Range | Bregaglia Range |
Geology | |
Type | Granite |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 25 July 1866 D. W. Freshfield and C. Comyns Tucker with guide F. Dévouassoud |
Easiest route | West Ridge (PD) |
Piz Cengalo (3,369 m) is a mountain in the Bregaglia range of the Alps on the border between the Swiss canton of Graubünden and Italy.
The first ascent of the mountain was by D. W. Freshfield and C. Comyns Tucker with guide F. Dévouassoud on 25 July 1866.
The name 'Cengalo' derives from Tschingel, meaning girdle.