Piz Alv (Oberhalbsteiner Alps)

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Piz Alv
Piz Alv, taken from Alp Schmorras to the northeast

Piz Alv, taken from Alp Schmorras to the northeast

height 2,854.5  m above sea level M.
location Canton of Graubünden , Switzerland
Mountains Oberhalbsteiner Alps
Dominance 1.38 km →  Piz Grisch
Notch height 146 m ↓  ridge between Piz Alv and Piz Grisch
Coordinates 757 595  /  154 810 coordinates: 46 ° 31 '34 "  N , 9 ° 29' 34"  O ; CH1903:  757595  /  one hundred fifty-four thousand eight hundred ten
Piz Alv (Oberhalbsteiner Alps) (Canton of Graubünden)
Piz Alv (Oberhalbsteiner Alps)
Summit cross.  Piz Grisch in the background

Summit cross. Piz Grisch in the background

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The Piz Alv ( Rhaeto-Romanic for Weissespitze ) is a mountain east of Innerferrera in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland with a height of 2854.5  m above sea level. M.

Location and surroundings

Spherical panorama from Piz Alv Show
as spherical panorama

The Piz Alv belongs to the Piz Grisch group , a sub -group of the Oberhalbsteiner Alps . The municipal boundary between Ferrera and Surses runs over the summit . The Piz Alv is bordered in the northeast by the Val Schmorras , in the south by the Val Starlera and in the northwest by the Alp Mos.

The neighboring peaks include the Piz Settember , the Piz Mez , the Guggernüll and the Piz Grisch .

Valley locations are Ausserferrera and Innerferrera . A common starting point is radon.

Routes to the summit

Through the eastern flank

  • Starting point: Radons ( 1866  m )
  • Route: Via Schmorras
  • Difficulty: EB
  • Time required: 3½ hours

Over the south ridge

  • Starting point: Innerferrera ( 1480  m ) or Fuorcla da Saletscha ( 2619  m )
  • Difficulty: EB / BG to Fuorcla da Saletscha, then L
  • Time required: 3½ hours from Innerferrera, ¾ hours from Fuorcla da Saletscha

Over the west ridge

  • Starting point: Ausserferrera ( 1300  m )
  • Route: Via Alp Mos
  • Difficulty: L
  • Time required: 4¼ hours

Winter route

  • Starting point: Radons ( 1866  m , accessible with the Savognin Bergbahnen lifts )
  • Route: Samnecs, via Ava da Schmorras to the valley background and then to the northeast ridge
  • Difficulty: intermediate skier
  • Time required: 4 hours

photos

360 ° panorama from Piz Alv

Web links

Commons : Piz Alv  - collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

  • Manfred Hunziker: Club Guide, Bündner Alpen, Volume 3 (obverse) 1st edition. Verlag des SAC, 1994, ISBN 3-85902-140-0 , p. 276.
  • Georg Calonder: Alpine Skitouren, Volume 2 (Graubünden) 4th edition. Verlag des SAC, 1992, ISBN 3-85902-060-9 , p. 164.
  • National map of Switzerland, sheet 1255 Splügenpass, 1: 25000, Federal Office of Topography, edition 2001