Piz Julier

Piz Güglia
Piz Julier

View from St. Moritz (east side)
Highest point
Elevation 3,380 m (11,090 ft)
Prominence 489 m (1,604 ft) [1]
Isolation 7.0 km (4.3 mi) [2]
Parent peak Piz Calderas
Coordinates 46°29′27.3″N 9°45′35.8″E / 46.490917°N 9.759944°E / 46.490917; 9.759944Coordinates: 46°29′27.3″N 9°45′35.8″E / 46.490917°N 9.759944°E / 46.490917; 9.759944
Geography
Piz Güglia

Location in Switzerland

Location Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range Albula Alps

Piz Julier (German, Romansh: Piz Güglia) is a mountain of the Albula Alps, overlooking the Julier Pass, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. With a height of 3,380 metres above sea level, Piz Julier is the second highest peak (after Piz Calderas) of the group between the Julier Pass and the Albula Pass.

Piz Julier can be summited by experienced hikers. From the heights of St. Moritz, a trail leads to Fuorcla Albana (2,870 metres), the pass between Piz Julier and Piz Albana. From there a via ferrata, named Senda Enferrada leads to the summit.

Climbers on the normal route

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Fuorcla Güglia (2,891 m).
  2. ↑ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is southeast of Piz Calderas.


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