Piz Blas

Piz Blas

Piz Blas (centre right) from the west
Elevation 3,019 m (9,905 ft)
Prominence 312 m (1,024 ft)[1]
Parent peak Piz Gannaretsch
Listing Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Location
Piz Blas

Location in Switzerland

Location Graubünden/Ticino, Switzerland
Range Lepontine Alps
Coordinates 46°34′37.7″N 8°43′40.7″E / 46.577139°N 8.727972°ECoordinates: 46°34′37.7″N 8°43′40.7″E / 46.577139°N 8.727972°E

Piz Blas is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Graubünden and Ticino. At 3,019 metres above sea level, Piz Blas is the highest mountain of Val Cadlimo (Ticino), a valley drained by the Reno da Medel, a tributary of the Rhine. On its northern side (Graubünden), it overlooks the valleys of Lake Curnera and Lake Nalps, both drained by tributaries of the Rhine.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Fuorcla Rondadura (2,707 m).

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