Piz Corvatsch
| Piz Corvatsch | |
|---|---|
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Piz Corvatsch seen from Lake Sils | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,451 m (11,322 ft) |
| Prominence | 383 m (1,257 ft) [1] |
| Isolation | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) [2] |
| Parent peak | Piz Bernina |
| Coordinates | 46°24′30″N 9°48′58″E / 46.40833°N 9.81611°ECoordinates: 46°24′30″N 9°48′58″E / 46.40833°N 9.81611°E |
| Naming | |
| Translation | Crow (or raven) peak |
| Geography | |
  Piz Corvatsch Location in Switzerland | |
| Location | Graubünden, Switzerland |
| Parent range | Bernina Range |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1850 by Johann Coaz and party[3] |
| Easiest route | From the Corvatsch station |
Piz Corvatsch (
[ˌpitskorˈvatʃ] ) is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps, overlooking Lake Sils and Lake Silvaplana in the Engadin region of the canton of Graubünden. With an elevation of 3,451 m (11,322 ft), it is the highest point on the range separating the main Inn valley from the Val Roseg. Aside from Piz Corvatsch, two other slightly lower summits make up the Corvatsch massif: Piz Murtèl (3,433 m (11,263 ft); north of Piz Corvatsch) and the unnamed summit where lies the Corvatsch upper cable car station (3,303 m (10,837 ft); north of Piz Murtèl). Politically, the summit of Piz Corvatsch is shared between the municipalities of Sils im Engadin and Samedan, although the 3,303 m high summit lies between the municipalities of Silvaplana and Samedan. The tripoint between the aforementioned municipalities is the summit of Piz Murtèl.
Several glaciers lie on the east side on the massif. The largest, below Piz Corvatsch, is named Vadret dal Murtèl. The second largest, below Piz Murtèl and the station, is named Vadret dal Corvatsch.
The Corvatsch cable car starts above the village of Surlej, east of Silvaplana and culminates at 3,298 m. From there, the summit of Piz Corvatsch can be reached by traversing Piz Murtèl. In winter and spring, the mountain is part of a ski area, which is amongst the highest in Switzerland and the Eastern Alps.
Climate
| Climate data for Piz Corvatsch (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −8.6 (16.5) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
1.8 (35.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.3 (11.7) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
2.3 (36.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −13.8 (7.2) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
0.0 (32) |
−2.8 (27) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−7.8 (18) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45 (1.77) |
41 (1.61) |
52 (2.05) |
68 (2.68) |
97 (3.82) |
104 (4.09) |
104 (4.09) |
105 (4.13) |
81 (3.19) |
77 (3.03) |
71 (2.8) |
56 (2.2) |
900 (35.43) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.9 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 117.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 62 | 64 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 149 | 160 | 188 | 171 | 177 | 182 | 216 | 195 | 181 | 179 | 135 | 130 | 2,063 |
| Source: MeteoSwiss [4] | |||||||||||||
See also
- List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport
- List of buildings and structures in Switzerland above 3000 m
References
- ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Fuorcla Fex-Roseg (3,068 m).
- ↑ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is northwest of Piz Roseg.
- ↑ Collomb, Robin, Bernina Alps, Goring: West Col Productions, 1988, p. 109.
- ↑ "Climate Norm Value Tables". Climate diagrams and normals from Swiss measuring stations. Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss). Retrieved 23 January 2013. The weather station elevation is 3305 meters above sea level.
- Collomb, Robin, Bernina Alps, Goring: West Col Productions, 1988
External links
Media related to Piz Corvatsch at Wikimedia Commons