Piz Vatgira

Piz Vatgira

North side of the mountain, Piz Gannaretsch to the left, Val Nalps to the right
Highest point
Elevation 2,982 m (9,783 ft)
Prominence 157 m (515 ft) [1]
Parent peak Piz Gannaretsch
Coordinates 46°36′22″N 08°46′15″E / 46.60611°N 8.77083°E / 46.60611; 8.77083Coordinates: 46°36′22″N 08°46′15″E / 46.60611°N 8.77083°E / 46.60611; 8.77083 [2]
Geography
Piz Vatgira

Location in Switzerland

Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
Parent range Lepontine Alps
Topo map Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

Piz Vatgira (2,982 m (9,783 ft)) is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps and part of the extended Saint-Gotthard Massif, located south of Sedrun in the canton of Graubünden. The mountain lies between the valleys of Nalps and Medel, about halfway between Lai da Nalps and Lai da Sontga Maria. On its east side is a small glacier ending in the lake named Lai Verd (2,702 m).

Piz Vatgira, or more precisely a lower 2,981 metre-high summit 350 metres south of the main summit, lies exactly above the Gotthard Base Tunnel, at its deepest point. The tunnel, the longest and deepest in the world, runs about 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) below the ground.[3] Piz Vatgira is the highest of the three main peaks above the base tunnel, the other two being the Chrüzlistock and Pizzo dell'Uomo.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps (1:25,000) . The key col is the Fuorcla Vatgira (2,825 m).
  2. ↑ Swisstopo
  3. ↑ Wuthrich, Bernard (15 September 2010). "Le percement du Gothard aura un écho européen". Le Temps. Retrieved 2015-06-08.


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