Piz Bernina
Highest mountain in the Eastern Alps / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Piz Bernina (Romansh, Italian: Pizzo Bernina, Italian pronunciation: [ˈpittso berˈniːna]) is the highest mountain in the Eastern Alps, the highest point of the Bernina Range, and the highest peak in the Rhaetian Alps.[3] It rises 4,048.6 m (13,283 ft) and is located south of Pontresina and near the major Alpine resort of St. Moritz, in the Engadin valley. It is also the most easterly mountain higher than 4,000 m (13,000 ft) in the Alps, the highest point of the Swiss canton of Graubünden, and the fifth-most prominent peak in the Alps. Although the summit lies within Switzerland, the massif is on the border with Italy. The "shoulder" (4,020 m (13,190 ft)) known as La Spedla is the highest point in the Italian Lombardy region.
Piz Bernina | |
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Pizzo Bernina (Italian) | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,048.6 m (13,283 ft) |
Prominence | 2,234 m (7,329 ft)[1] Ranked 5th in the Alps |
Parent peak | Mont Blanc |
Isolation | 138 km (86 mi)[2] |
Listing | Canton high point Ultra |
Coordinates | 46°22′56″N 9°54′29″E |
Naming | |
Language of name | Romansh |
Geography | |
Location | Graubünden, Switzerland (massif partially in Italy) |
Parent range | Bernina |
Topo map | Swisstopo 1277 Piz Bernina |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 13 September 1850 by Johann Coaz guided by Jon and Lorenz Ragut Tscharner |
Easiest route | rock/ice climb |
Piz Bernina is entirely surrounded by glaciers, of which the largest is the Morteratsch Glacier.
The mountain was named after the Bernina Pass in 1850 by Johann Coaz, who also made the first ascent.[4] The prefix Piz comes from the Romansch language in Graubünden; any mountain with that name can be readily identified as being located in southeastern Switzerland.