Piz Linard | |
Photo Size: | 285 |
Elevation M: | 3410 |
Prominence M: | 1027 |
Prominence Ref: | [1] |
Isolation Km: | 24.9 |
Isolation Ref: | [2] |
Parent Peak: | Piz Kesch |
Listing: | List of mountains of Switzerland, Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
Location: | Graubünden, Switzerland |
Range: | Silvretta Alps |
Map: | Switzerland |
Coordinates: | 46.7989°N 10.0714°W |
First Ascent: | August 1, 1835 by Oswald Heer and Johann Madutz |
Easiest Route: | Scramble |
Piz Linard is a pyramid-shaped mountain of the Swiss Alps. At 3,410 m it is the highest peak of the Silvretta mountain range.
It was first climbed on August 1, 1835, by the geologist and naturalist Oswald Heer led by Johann Madutz.
There is a legend that a man of name "Chounard" reached the summit in 1572 carrying a large golden cross; however, the cross has never been found.[3] [4]
Piz Linard is located between the valleys of Val Lavinuoz (east) and Val Saglains (west), both part of the basin of the Inn river in the Engadine valley.