Piz da la Margna

Piz da la Margna
Piz da la Margna (left) and Lake Sils
Highest point
Elevation	3,159 m (10,364 ft)
Prominence	273 m (896 ft) [1]
Parent peak	Piz Bernina
Coordinates	46°22′55″N 9°43′48″E / 46.38194°N 9.73000°ECoordinates: 46°22′55″N 9°43′48″E / 46.38194°N 9.73000°E
Geography
Piz da la Margna Location in Switzerland
Location	Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range	Bernina Range
Climbing
First ascent	June 1857 by J. Caviezel, Krättli, Robbi and Zaun
Easiest route	East flank (F)

Piz da la Margna (3,158 m) is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps, overlooking Lake Sils in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It lies to the south-east of the Maloja Pass at the south-western end of the Engadin valley.

Ascents can be made from Maloja via the north ridge (F); a slightly easier route is via the Val Fedoz and the east flank. The south-east ridge from the Fuorcla da la Margna (AD, IV) was first climbed by Hans Frick, Christian Zippert and Hans Casper on 14 August 1918.^[2]

The first recorded ‘tourist’ ascent of the mountain was made by J. Caviezel, Krättli, Robbi and Zaun in June 1857.^[2]

References

1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Furcella dalla Margna (2,886 m).
2. Collomb, Robin, Bernina Alps, Goring: West Col Productions, 1988

External links

• Piz da la Margna on Summitpost
• Piz da la Margna on Hikr
• Webcam looking towards Piz da la Margna
• Nächtliche Winterlandschaft mit Piz da la Margna (painting by Giovanni Giacometti, 1913)