Piz Nair (Glarus Alps)

Piz Nair

Piz Nair (left) and Hälsistock (right) from the Etzli valley
Highest point
Elevation 3,059 m (10,036 ft)
Prominence 229 m (751 ft) [1]
Parent peak Piz Giuv
Coordinates 46°41′57.2″N 8°42′32.8″E / 46.699222°N 8.709111°E / 46.699222; 8.709111Coordinates: 46°41′57.2″N 8°42′32.8″E / 46.699222°N 8.709111°E / 46.699222; 8.709111 
Geography
Piz Nair
Location in Switzerland
Location Graubünden/Uri, Switzerland
Parent range Glarus Alps[2]

Piz Nair (3,059 m) is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Graubünden. Together with Piz Giuv (3,096 m) on the west, it overlooks the end of the Etzli valley in the canton of Uri. The south-west and the south-east sides overlook respectively the small valleys of Val Giuv and Val Milà, both converging to the Rhine valley west of Sedrun (Graubünden). The mountain is politically divided between the municipalities of Silenen (Uri) and Tujetsch (Graubünden).

On the northern side of Piz Nair lies a small glacier, the Fellelifirn. Large lateral moraines can be seen below the glacier.

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Fuorcla Piz Nair (2,830 m)
  2. ↑ John Ball, The Alpine Guide, Central Alps, 1866, London


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