Piz Quattervals

Piz Quattervals
Piz Quattervals

Location in Switzerland

Highest point
Elevation 3,165 m (10,384 ft)
Prominence 471 m (1,545 ft)[1]
Isolation 10.4 km (6.5 mi)[2]
Parent peak Piz Languard
Coordinates 46°37′37.8″N 10°5′41.7″E / 46.627167°N 10.094917°E / 46.627167; 10.094917Coordinates: 46°37′37.8″N 10°5′41.7″E / 46.627167°N 10.094917°E / 46.627167; 10.094917
Geography
Location Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range Livigno Alps

Piz Quattervals (Romansh lit. "peak of the four valleys") is a mountain of the Livigno Alps, located in Graubünden, Switzerland. With a height of 3,165 metres above sea level, Piz Quattervals is the highest mountain of the chain north of Pass Chaschauna. Its mass lies between four valleys: Val Tantermozza, Valletta, Val Sassa and Val Müschauns, although its summit lies between the first three mentioned. Piz Quattervals is the highest accessible peak within the Swiss National Park.

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Pass Chaschauna (2,694 m).
  2. Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is east of Piz Sarsura.


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