Piz Cancian | |
Elevation M: | 3103 |
Prominence M: | 100 |
Prominence Ref: | [1] |
Parent Peak: | Pizzo Scalino |
Location: | Lombardy, Italy Graubünden, Switzerland |
Range: | Bernina Range |
Map: | Alps |
Coordinates: | 46.2833°N 9.9997°W |
Piz Cancian is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps, located on the border between Italy and the Switzerland. The summit has an elevation of above sea level.[2]
On its eastern Swiss side the mountain overlooks Lake Poschiavo and the Val di Poschiavo. On its western Italian side lie the 3323m (10,902feet) high Pizzo Scalino and the Vedretta di Pizzo Scalino glacier. The Swiss side of the mountain lies within the municipality of Poschiavo and the canton of Graubünden, whilst the Italian side is in the province of Sondrio and the region of Lombardy.[2]