Piz Cotschen (Ortler Alps)

Piz Cotschen
Rötlspitz - Punta Rosa

View of the west side from the Umbrail Pass
Highest point
Elevation 3,026 m (9,928 ft)
Prominence 269 m (883 ft) [1]
Parent peak Ortler
Listing Mountains of Switzerland
Coordinates 46°32′29.2″N 10°27′31.2″E / 46.541444°N 10.458667°E / 46.541444; 10.458667Coordinates: 46°32′29.2″N 10°27′31.2″E / 46.541444°N 10.458667°E / 46.541444; 10.458667
Geography
Piz Cotschen

Location in Switzerland

Location Graubünden, Switzerland
(mountain partially in Italy)
Parent range Ortler Alps

Piz Cotschen, also named Rötlspitz or Punta Rosa, is a mountain of the Ortler Alps, overlooking both the Umbrail and Stelvio Pass. It summit is located within the Swiss canton of Graubünden, near the border with Italy.

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Stelvio Pass (2,757 m).

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