Punta Maria Cristina Explained

Punta Maria Cristina
Elevation M:3706
Prominence M:71
Prominence Ref:[1]
Parent Peak:Dent d'Hérens
Map:Alps
Location:Valais, Switzerland
Aosta Valley, Italy
Range:Pennine Alps
Coordinates:45.9722°N 7.6203°W

The Punta Maria Cristina is a mountain (3,706 m) of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. It lies on the main Alpine watershed, between the Dent d'Hérens and the Matterhorn.

On the summit is the permanent bivouac shelter named, dedicated in 1983 to the Novella Brothers from Vercelli, who both died while mountain-climbing.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located west of the summit at 3,635 metres.
  2. Web site: Il cammino dell'alpinismo giovanile dalle origini ad oggi . Commissione Centrale di Alpinismo Giovanile . 47 . it . 2010 . [...] due fratelli “Giorgio e Renzo Novella” tragicamente periti in montagna. [...] la famiglia Novella di Vercelli che, per ricordare i due figli caduti in montagna, ha finanziato, negli anni 1981 e 1982 l’arredamento della camerata..