Verstanclahorn

Verstanclahorn

View from Val Lavinuoz, the southern glacier is visible just under the summit
Highest point
Elevation 3,298 m (10,820 ft)
Prominence 375 m (1,230 ft)[1]
Parent peak Piz Buin
Coordinates 46°50′6.2″N 10°4′20.9″E / 46.835056°N 10.072472°E / 46.835056; 10.072472Coordinates: 46°50′6.2″N 10°4′20.9″E / 46.835056°N 10.072472°E / 46.835056; 10.072472
Geography
Verstanclahorn

Location in Switzerland

Location Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range Silvretta Alps

The Verstanclahorn is a mountain of the Swiss Silvretta Alps, located between Piz Buin and Piz Linard in the canton of Graubünden. The mountain has a pyramidal shape with the northern face lying above the Verstancla Glacier. The smaller glacier Vadret da las Maisas lies on the south side.

The mountain is located on the ridge between the central Graubünden (north) and the Engadine valley (south), also separating the basins of the Rhine and Inn River.

The closest locality is Lavin, on the southern side.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Verstanclator (2,923 m).


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