Piz Lunghin
| Piz Lunghin | ||
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 Piz Lunghin from Lunghinpass ago |
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| height | 2780 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Canton of Graubünden , Switzerland | |
| Dominance | 1.13 km → Piz Grevasalvas | |
| Notch height | 136 m ↓ Lunghin Pass | |
| Coordinates | 771 574 / 142340 | |
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The Piz Lunghin is 2780 m above sea level. M. high mountain in the canton of Graubünden ( Switzerland ). It is located south of Piz Grevasalvas and about two kilometers northwest of the Malojapass in the area of the political municipality of Bregaglia .
Lunghin Pass watershed
Northwest of Piz Lunghin is the Lunghin Pass ( 2,645 m above sea level ), the most important watershed point in Central and Western Europe, as the watershed between the three largest seas that surround Europe meet here ( European main watershed ). The water flows northwards via Gelgia / Julia and Rhine to the North Sea / Atlantic , southwards via Maira / Mera and Po into the Mediterranean and eastwards via Inn and Danube into the Black Sea .
Routes
A marked hiking trail leads from Pass Lunghin to Piz Lunghin. The pass is easily accessible on foot from all four directions. The most famous three-hour climbs are those directly from Maloja (south-east) and those from Bivio over the Septimerpass (north). In winter the Piz Lunghin is a worthwhile ski touring mountain.
Web links
- Piz Lunghin on the ETHorama platform
- Over the Lunghin Pass to the Septimer on the Sentiero Storico.