Piz Barscheinz

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Piz Barscheinz
Piz Neir and to the right of it Piz Barscheinz, taken from above Bivio.

Piz Neir and to the right of it Piz Barscheinz, taken from above Bivio.

height 2616  m above sea level M.
location Canton of Graubünden , Switzerland
Mountains Albula Alps
Dominance 0.1 km →  Piz Neir
Notch height 3 m ↓  ridge between Piz Barscheinz and Piz Neir
Coordinates 771 793  /  149683 coordinates: 46 ° 28 '35 "  N , 9 ° 40' 33"  O ; CH1903:  seven hundred seventy-one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three  /  one hundred forty-nine thousand six hundred and eighty-three
Piz Barscheinz (Canton of Graubünden)
Piz Barscheinz
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The Piz Barscheinz is a rock head east of the Julier Pass and northwest of Bivio in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland with an altitude of 2616  m above sea level. M. It is a ridge of the Piz Neir , which breaks off to the south in a short rock step. The rock head is often visited as a viewing platform . The name Barscheinz is mentioned in a document in 1467, but its origin is unknown.

Location and surroundings

The Piz Barscheinz belongs to the Err area, a subgroup of the Albula Alps . It is located entirely in the municipality of Surses . The rock head is completely surrounded by the Oberhalbstein .

The neighboring peaks include the Piz Neir in the north and the Bleis Muntaneala in the west.

The valley location is Bivio , a frequent starting point is Bögia on the Julier Pass road.

Routes to the summit

Summer routes

From Bivio

  • Starting point: Bivio ( 1769  m )
  • Via: Alp Barscheinz
  • Difficulty: EB
  • Time required: 2¼ hours

From Bögia

  • Starting point: Bögia ( 1906  m ) on the Julier Pass road
  • Via: Craps
  • Difficulty: EB
  • Time required: 1¾ hours

Winter route

In winter, if the conditions are safe, in spring the Piz Barscheinz is climbed as an extension of the Bleis Muntaneala ( 2452  m ). The reserve Craps is observed!

  • Starting point: Bivio ( 1769  m )
  • Via: Plaz
  • Exposures: SW
  • Difficulty: L +
  • Time required: 2½ hours

panorama

360 ° panorama from Piz Barscheinz

gallery

literature

  • Manfred Hunziker: Club guide, Bündner Alps . From the Septimer to the Flüela. 3. Edition. Vi. Verlag des SAC, 2000, ISBN 3-85902-187-7 , p. 159-160 .
  • Vital Eggenberger: Ski tours Graubünden South . Verlag des SAC, 2010, ISBN 978-3-85902-301-7 , pp. 141 .
  • National map of Switzerland, sheet 1256 Bivio, 1: 25,000, Federal Office of Topography, 2009 edition.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. Andrea Schorta: How the mountain got its name . Small Rhaetian name book with two and a half thousand geographical names of Graubünden. Terra Grischuna Verlag, Chur and Bottmingen / Basel 1988, ISBN 3-7298-1047-2 , p. 66 .