Piz Furnatsch
| Piz Furnatsch | ||
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 Piz Furnatsch, taken from near Cotschen . |
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| height | 2787 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Canton of Graubünden , Switzerland | |
| Mountains | Albula Alps | |
| Dominance | 0.608 km → Pizza Grossa | |
| Notch height | 121 m ↓ Scharte between Piz Furnatsch and Pizza Grossa | |
| Coordinates | 771 902 / 163 146 | |
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| rock | Gneiss | |
 Steinmann on the Piz Furnatsch, in the background the Piz Ela . |
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The Piz Furnatsch ( Rhaeto-Romanic in the idiom Surmiran , derivation from Rhaeto-Romanic furn , German 'oven' , Latin furnus with -atsch from Latin -aceus ) is a mountain between Bergün and Savognin in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland with a height of 2787 m above sea level. M.
Location and surroundings
The Piz Furnatsch belongs to the Bergüner sticks , a subgroup of the Albula Alps . The mountain is located entirely within the municipality of Surses . The Piz Furnatsch is bordered in the south by the Val d'Err and in the north by the Laiets plateau . Towards the south and east it plunges into steep walls, towards the north and west it is easier to walk on.
In the vicinity of Piz Furnatsch there are three small mountain lakes, Lai Grond in the northeast, Lai Mort in the north and an unnamed lake in the northwest.
The neighboring peaks include the Tinzenhorn in the north, Piz Ela , Piz Val Lunga and Piz Salteras in the east, Piz d'Err in the south and Pizza Grossa in the west.
The farthest visible point from Piz Furnatsch is 150 m northwest of the Vincent pyramid in the southern part of Monte Rosa and is 159.7 km away.
The valley location is Tinizong . A frequent starting point is Pensa in the Val d'Err.
Routes to the summit
The easiest way to reach Piz Furnatsch is ½ hour from the Mulde der Laiets over the west ridge or the north-west slope, difficulty WS .
From the Ela hut
- Starting point: Filisur ( 999 m ), Bergün ( 1373 m ) or Ela hut ( 2252 m )
- Via: Pass d'Ela ( 2724 m )
- : Difficulty WS until Laiets B as trail white-red-white highlighted
- Time required: 5½ hours from Filisur, 5 hours from Bergün, 2 hours from the Ela hut or ½ hour from the Pass d'Ela
Through the Val d'Err
- Starting point: Tinizong ( 1232 m )
- Via: Tgant Pensa, Alp Viglia ( 1974 m ), Lai Mort ( 2603 m )
- : Difficulty WS until Laiets B as trail white-red-white highlighted
- Time required: 4¾ hours (3¾ hours from Pensa)
- Note: The alpine road from Tinizong into the Val d'Err to Penza is closed to general motor vehicle traffic. However, a hiking bus runs to Penza on Tuesdays and Fridays.
From the digls Orgels pass
- Starting point: Pass digls Orgels ( 2699 m )
- Via: Cotschen ( 2821 m ), Pass d'Ela ( 2724 m )
- : Difficulty WS until Laiets B as trail white-red-white highlighted
- Time required: 1¼ hour
- Note: Routes to the digls Orgels pass are listed in the digls Orgels pass article .
About the Fuorcla da Tschitta
- Starting point: Preda ( 1789 m ) or Naz ( 1747 m )
- Via: Fuorcla da Tschitta ( 2831 m ), Lai Grond ( 2594 m ), Lai Mort ( 2603 m )
- : Difficulty WS until Laiets B as trail white-red-white highlighted
- Time required: 4½ hours from Preda or 4¾ hours from Naz (1½ hours from Fuorcla da Tschitta)
panorama
gallery
View to the northwest to Piz Mitgel , Cotschen and Tinzenhorn .
View to the east to Piz Ela .
View to the southeast to Piz Val Lunga and Piz Salteras .
Looking south to Piz d'Err and Piz Calderas .
View to the southeast to (from left to right) Piz Surparé , Piz Scalotta , Mittler Wissberg , Piz Platta , Piz Forbesch , Piz Arblatsch , Piz Arlos and Piz Grisch .
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. 221 .
- National map of Switzerland, sheet 1236 Savognin, 1: 25,000, Federal Office of Topography, 2011 edition.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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. 89 .
- ↑ Calculated 360 ° panorama ( U. Deuschle ; information ) from Piz Furnatsch
- ↑ Bike & hiking bus timetable on the Savognin Bivio Albula holiday region website, accessed on April 8, 2018