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Schwarzhorn (Binntal)

Coordinates: 46°20′4.4″N 8°13′27.8″E / 46.334556°N 8.224389°E / 46.334556; 8.224389
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Schwarzhorn
Schwarzhorn is located in Alps
Schwarzhorn
Schwarzhorn
Location in the Alps
Highest point
Elevation3,108 m (10,197 ft)
Prominence57 m (187 ft)[1]
Parent peakUnnamed summit (3,112 m)
Coordinates46°20′4.4″N 8°13′27.8″E / 46.334556°N 8.224389°E / 46.334556; 8.224389
Naming
Native nameGerman: Schwarzhorn, Italian: Punta Marani Error {{native name checker}}: list markup expected for multiple names (help)
Geography
CountriesSwitzerland and Italy
Canton/RegionValais and Piedmont
Parent rangeLepontine Alps

The Schwarzhorn (Italian: Punta Marani) is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border, between the Binntal (Valais) and the Valle Dèvero (Piedmont). It lies north of the Scherbadung.

The area is renowned for its unique minerals that are found here in a dolomitic host rock. Elements found are typically As, Fe, Pb, Sb.

References

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located south of the summit at 3,051 metres.