Piz Platta

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Piz Platta

View from the east side
Elevation 3,392 m (11,129 ft)
Prominence 1,108 m (3,635 ft)[1]
Parent peak Piz Kesch
Location
Piz Platta
Location in Switzerland
Location Graubünden, Switzerland
Range Oberhalbstein Alps
Coordinates 46°29′13.1″N 9°33′42.2″E / 46.486972°N 9.561722°E / 46.486972; 9.561722Coordinates: 46°29′13.1″N 9°33′42.2″E / 46.486972°N 9.561722°E / 46.486972; 9.561722

Piz Platta is the highest peak in the Oberhalbstein Alps. It is 3392 metres high (Source: Landeskarte der Schweiz no.1256 - 1991), and is notable for its similarity in shape to the Matterhorn. Piz Platta is located between the localities of Avers and Mulegns, both in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Julier Pass (2,284 m).

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