Piz Blas

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Piz Blas

Piz Blas (centre right) from the west
Elevation 3,019 m (9,905 ft)
Prominence 312 m (1,024 ft) [1]
Parent peak Piz Gannaretsch
Location
Piz Blas is located in Switzerland
Piz Blas
 Switzerland
Range Lepontine Alps
Coordinates 46°34′37.7″N 8°43′40.7″E / 46.577139°N 8.727972°E / 46.577139; 8.727972Coordinates: 46°34′37.7″N 8°43′40.7″E / 46.577139°N 8.727972°E / 46.577139; 8.727972

Piz Blas is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Graubünden and Ticino. At 3,019 metres above sea level, Piz Blas is the highest mountain of Val Cadlimo (Ticino), a valley drained by the Reno da Medel, a tributary of the Rhine. On its northern side (Graubünden), it overlooks the valleys of Lake Curnera and Lake Nalps, both drained by tributaries of the Rhine.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Swisstopo maps

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