Piz Zupò

Piz Zupò

Piz Zupò seen from Piz Argient
Highest point
Elevation 3,996 m (13,110 ft)
Prominence 405 m (1,329 ft)[1]
Parent peak Piz Bernina
Listing Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates 46°22′06″N 9°55′52″E / 46.36833°N 9.93111°E / 46.36833; 9.93111Coordinates: 46°22′06″N 9°55′52″E / 46.36833°N 9.93111°E / 46.36833; 9.93111
Naming
Translation Hidden peak
Geography
Piz Zupò

Location in the Alps

Location Lombardy, Italy
Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range Bernina Range
Climbing
First ascent 9 July 1863 by L. Enderlin and Serardi, with Badrutt
Easiest route SW ridge (F)

Piz Zupò (3,996 m) is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies between the valleys of Morteratsch (Graubünden) and Malenco (Lombardy). Piz Zupò is the second highest peak in the range after Piz Bernina.

The first ascent of the mountain was made by L. Enderlin and Serardi, with Badrutt (a chamois hunter) on 9 July 1863.

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Fuorcla Crast'Agüzza (3,591 m).

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