Piz Vatgira Explained

Piz Vatgira
Native Name Lang:rm
Elevation M:2982
Prominence M:157
Prominence Ref:[1]
Parent Peak:Piz Gannaretsch
Range:Lepontine Alps
Listing:Mountains of Graubünden
Map:Switzerland
Label Position:right
Region Type:Canton
Region:Graubünden
Country:Switzerland
Coordinates:46.6061°N 8.7708°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Topo:Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

Piz Vatgira (2982m (9,783feet)) is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps and part of the extended Saint-Gotthard Massif, located south of Sedrun in the canton of Graubünden. The mountain lies between the valleys of Nalps and Medel, about halfway between Lai da Nalps and Lai da Sontga Maria. On its east side is a small glacier ending in the lake named Lai Verd (2,702 m).

Piz Vatgira, or more precisely a lower 2,981 metre-high summit 350 metres south of the main summit, lies exactly above the Gotthard Base Tunnel, at its deepest point. The tunnel, the longest and deepest in the world, runs below the ground.[3] Piz Vatgira is the highest of the three main peaks above the base tunnel, the other two being the Chrüzlistock and Pizzo dell'Uomo.

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Notes and References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps (1:25,000) https://s.geo.admin.ch/64fee25043. The key col is the Fuorcla Vatgira (2,825 m).
  2. [Swisstopo]
  3. News: Wuthrich . Bernard . 15 September 2010 . Le percement du Gothard aura un écho européen . . 2015-06-08 .