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Punta Maria Cristina

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Punta Maria Cristina
View from the south side
Highest point
Elevation3,706 m (12,159 ft)
Prominence71 m (233 ft)[1]
Parent peakDent d'Hérens
Geography
Punta Maria Cristina is located in Alps
Punta Maria Cristina
Punta Maria Cristina
Location in the Alps
LocationValais, Switzerland
Aosta Valley, Italy
Parent rangePennine Alps

The Punta Maria Cristina (3,706 m) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. It lies on the main Alpine watershed, between the Dent d'Hérens and the Matterhorn.

On the summit is the bivouac Giorgio e Renzo Novella.

References

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located west of the summit at 3,635 metres.