Piz Sesvenna is the highest mountain in the Sesvenna Range of the Alps. It lies between the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the Italian region of South Tyrol. The summit is located within Switzerland, very close to the Italian border and main watershed.
Piz Sesvenna | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,204 m (10,512 ft) |
Prominence | 1,055 m (3,461 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Ortler |
Isolation | 21.5 km (13.4 mi)[2] |
Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
Coordinates | 46°42′21.7″N 10°24′10.6″E / 46.706028°N 10.402944°E |
Geography | |
Location | Graubünden, Switzerland (mountain partially in Italy) |
Parent range | Sesvenna Range |
On the north side of Piz Sesvenna lies a glacier named Vadret da Sesvenna.
The closest locality is S-charl, south of Scuol in the Engadin valley.
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