Piz Calderas

Piz Calderas

View from the south-west
Highest point
Elevation 3,397 m (11,145 ft)
Prominence 1,085 m (3,560 ft)[1]
Isolation 16.5 km (10.3 mi)[2]
Parent peak Piz Kesch
Coordinates 46°32′11.1″N 09°41′45.6″E / 46.536417°N 9.696000°E / 46.536417; 9.696000Coordinates: 46°32′11.1″N 09°41′45.6″E / 46.536417°N 9.696000°E / 46.536417; 9.696000
Geography
Piz Calderas

Location in Switzerland

Location Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range Albula Alps

Piz Calderas is a mountain of the Albula Alps, overlooking Mulegns in the canton of Graubünden. It is the highest summit of the group located between the Julier and Albula Pass. On its east side lies the Val Bever.

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Albula Pass (2,312 m).
  2. Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is west of Piz Kesch.
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