Piz Tschierva Explained

Piz Tschierva
Translation:Deer mountain
Elevation M:3545
Prominence M:211
Prominence Ref:[1]
Parent Peak:Piz Morteratsch
Range:Bernina Range
Location:Graubünden, Switzerland
Map:Switzerland
Coordinates:46.4141°N 9.8861°W
First Ascent:18 August 1850 by Johann Coaz and party[2]
Easiest Route:East ridge, from Tschierva Hut (F)

Piz Tschierva (3,545 m) is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps, located south of Pontresina in the canton of Graubünden. It lies in the range that separates the valley of Roseg from the valley of Morteratsch, north of Piz Bernina. Its summit is located within the valley of Roseg.

Piz Tschierva lies between two glaciers named Vadret da Misaun (north) and Vadrettin da Tschierva (south). The much larger Tschierva Glacier is located at the southern foot of the mountain.

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Notes and References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Forcla Tschierva (3,334 m).
  2. Collomb, Robin, Bernina Alps, Goring: West Col Productions, 1988, p. 76.