Pizzo Paglia

Pizzo Paglia
Pizzo Paglia

Location in Switzerland

Highest point
Elevation 2,593 m (8,507 ft)
Prominence 498 m (1,634 ft)[1]
Isolation 10.3 km (6.4 mi)[2]
Coordinates 46°13′55″N 09°13′09″E / 46.23194°N 9.21917°E / 46.23194; 9.21917Coordinates: 46°13′55″N 09°13′09″E / 46.23194°N 9.21917°E / 46.23194; 9.21917
Geography
Location Graubünden, Switzerland
(mountain partially in Italy)
Parent range Lepontine Alps

Pizzo Paglia is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking the Val Cama in the canton of Graubünden. The border with Italy runs 300 metres south of the summit.

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps (1:25,000). The key col is the Bocchetta del Notar (2,095 m).
  2. Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is southeast of Piz della Molera (Piz de Groven massif).


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