Piz Sesvenna

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Piz Sesvenna

Muntpitschen and Piz Sesvenna
Elevation 3,204 m (10,512 ft)
Prominence 1,055 m (3,461 ft)[1]
Parent peak Ortler
Location
Piz Sesvenna
Location in Switzerland
Location Graubünden, Switzerland (near the Italian border)
Range Sesvenna Range
Coordinates 46°42′21.7″N 10°24′10.6″E / 46.706028°N 10.402944°E / 46.706028; 10.402944Coordinates: 46°42′21.7″N 10°24′10.6″E / 46.706028°N 10.402944°E / 46.706028; 10.402944

Piz Sesvenna is the highest mountain in the Sesvenna Range of the Alps. It lies between the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the Italian region of South Tyrol. The summit is located within Switzerland, very close to the Italian border and main watershed.

On the north side of Piz Sesvenna lies a glacier named Vadret da Sesvenna.

The closest locality is S-charl, south of Scuol in the Engadin valley.

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Ofen Pass (2,149 m).

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