Piz Gannaretsch Explained

Piz Gannaretsch
Elevation:3040 m (9974 ft)
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:933
Listing:Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Map:Switzerland
Location:Graubünden, Switzerland
Range:Lepontine Alps
Coordinates:46.612°N 8.7864°W

Piz Gannaretsch is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Sedrun in Graubünden. At 3,040 metres above sea level, its summit is the highest point of the range lying between St Gotthard Pass and Lukmanier Pass. The massif of Piz Gannaretsch separates the valleys of Lake Nalps (west) and Lake Sontga Maria (east).

A glacier named Glatscher da Gannaretsch lies over the north-western flanks of Piz Gannaretsch.

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Notes and References

  1. 13690. Piz Gannaretsch, Switzerland . 2020-09-12.