Grieshorn

Grieshorn
Corno Gries
Grieshorn

Location in the Alps

Elevation 2,969 m (9,741 ft)
Prominence 511 m (1,677 ft)[1]
Parent peak Blinnenhorn
Listing Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Location
Location Ticino, Switzerland / Piedmont, Italy
Range Lepontine Alps
Coordinates 46°27′06″N 8°23′34″E / 46.45167°N 8.39278°ECoordinates: 46°27′06″N 8°23′34″E / 46.45167°N 8.39278°E

The Grieshorn (also known as Corno Gries) is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. With an altitude of 2,969 metres above sea level, it is the culminating point of the group lying between the Gries Pass, the San Giacomo Pass and the Nufenen Pass.

On the west lies the slightly lower Klein Grieshorn.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Griespass (2,458 m).

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