Piz Tschierva

Piz Tschierva

Piz Tschierva from south, from Piz Roseg, on the right Piz Morteratsch
Highest point
Elevation 3,546 m (11,634 ft)
Prominence 210 m (690 ft)[1]
Parent peak Finsteraarhorn
Coordinates 46°24′50.6″N 9°53′10.1″E / 46.414056°N 9.886139°E / 46.414056; 9.886139Coordinates: 46°24′50.6″N 9°53′10.1″E / 46.414056°N 9.886139°E / 46.414056; 9.886139
Naming
Translation Deer mountain
Geography
Piz Tschierva

Location in Switzerland

Location Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range Bernina Range
Climbing
First ascent 18 August 1850 by Johann Coaz and party[2]
Easiest route East ridge, from Tschierva Hut (F)

Piz Tschierva (3,546 m) is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps, located south of Pontresina in the canton of Graubünden. It lies in the range that separates the valley of Roseg from the valley of Morteratsch, north of Piz Bernina. Its summit is located within the valley of Roseg.

Piz Tschierva lies between two glaciers named Vadret da Misaun (north) and Vadrettin da Tschierva (south). The much larger Tschierva Glacier is located at the southern foot of the mountain.

Huts

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Forcla Tschierva (3,336 m).
  2. Collomb, Robin, Bernina Alps, Goring: West Col Productions, 1988, p. 76.
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