Piz Platta

Piz Platta

View from the east side
Elevation 3,392 m (11,129 ft)
Prominence 1,108 m (3,635 ft)[1]
Isolation 11.7 km (7.3 mi)[2]
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°ECoordinates: 46°29′13.1″N 9°33′42.2″E / 46.486972°N 9.561722°E

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.

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Julier Pass (2,284 m).
  2. Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is west of Piz Calderas.

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