Piz da la Margna

Piz da la Margna

Piz da la Margna (left) and Lake Sils
Elevation 3,159 m (10,364 ft)
Prominence 273 m (896 ft)[1]
Parent peak Piz Bernina
Location
Piz da la Margna

Location in Switzerland

Location Graubünden, Switzerland
Range Bernina Range
Coordinates 46°22′55″N 9°43′48″E / 46.38194°N 9.73000°ECoordinates: 46°22′55″N 9°43′48″E / 46.38194°N 9.73000°E
Climbing
First ascent June 1857 by J. Caviezel, Krättli, Robbi and Zaun
Easiest route East flank (F)

Piz da la Margna (3,158 m) is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps, overlooking Lake Sils in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It lies to the south-east of the Maloja Pass at the south-western end of the Engadin valley.

Ascents can be made from Maloja via the north ridge (F); a slightly easier route is via the Val Fedoz and the east flank. The south-east ridge from the Fuorcla da la Margna (AD, IV) was first climbed by Hans Frick, Christian Zippert and Hans Casper on 14 August 1918.[2]

The first recorded ‘tourist’ ascent of the mountain was made by J. Caviezel, Krättli, Robbi and Zaun in June 1857.[2]

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Furcella dalla Margna (2,886 m).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Collomb, Robin, Bernina Alps, Goring: West Col Productions, 1988

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