Zapporthorn Explained

Zapporthorn
Elevation M:3152
Prominence M:152
Prominence Ref:[1]
Parent Peak:Vogelberg
Map:Switzerland
Location:Graubünden, Switzerland
Range:Lepontine Alps
Coordinates:46.4797°N 9.1126°W

The Zapporthorn or Pizzo Zapport (3,152 m) is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking San Bernardino Pass in Graubünden. Its summit is the tripoint between the valleys of Hinterrhein, Calanca and Mesolcina. The summit is located approximately two kilometres east from the Ticino border.

The Pizzo Zapport is the highest summit on the Zapportgrat, a ridge running from Piz de Stabi to the Marscholhorn. The Zapportgletscher lies on the north side, it is the largest glacier of the massif.

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Notes and References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located west of the summit at 3,000 metres.