Piz di Sassiglion

Piz di Sassiglion
Pizzo di Sassiglione

Sassalb (centre) and Piz di Sassiglion (right)
Highest point
Elevation 2,855 m (9,367 ft)
Prominence 313 m (1,027 ft) [1]
Parent peak Cima Viola
Coordinates 46°19′22″N 10°6′46″E / 46.32278°N 10.11278°E / 46.32278; 10.11278Coordinates: 46°19′22″N 10°6′46″E / 46.32278°N 10.11278°E / 46.32278; 10.11278
Geography
Piz di Sassiglion

Location in the Alps

Location Graubünden, Switzerland
Lombardy, Italy
Parent range Livigno Alps

Piz di Sassiglion (2,855 m) is a mountain of the Livigno Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It is the highest summit of the chain south of the Passo di Malghera. The mountain lies east of Poschiavo (Graubünden) and west of the Val Grosina (Lombardy).

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Passo di Malghera (2,542 m).


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